Kiribati vs Nicaragua: Global number of reported disasters by size

Kiribati
1 events
in 2015
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Kiribati rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Kiribati
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Kiribati currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Kiribati ahead.

Kiribati ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Kiribati Nicaragua Difference Ahead
1970s 1 events 0 events 1 events Kiribati
1990s 0 events 0 events 0 events
2000s 1 events 0 events 1 events Kiribati
2010s 1 events 0 events 1 events Kiribati

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Kiribati or Nicaragua?
Kiribati, at 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua as of 2015.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Kiribati and Nicaragua?
0 events, with Kiribati ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and Nicaragua?
5 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2015.
How do Kiribati and Nicaragua rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Kiribati ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Where does this data come from?
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Global number of reported disasters by size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Reported disasters that result in no more than 5 deaths, affect no more than 1,500 people, and cause economic damages not exceeding 13 million current US dollars. The economic threshold for previous years is adjusted for inflation accordingly.