Lesotho vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Lesotho
1 events
in 2023
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
Lesotho rank
15th
Madagascar rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Lesotho
- Madagascar
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Madagascar ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Madagascar in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Lesotho or Madagascar?
- Lesotho, at 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 0 events, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Madagascar?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Madagascar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 200 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
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.