Lesotho vs Malaysia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Lesotho
1 events
in 2023
Malaysia
1 events
in 2025
Lesotho rank
15th
Malaysia rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Lesotho
- Malaysia
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Malaysia ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.75 events | 0.75 events | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1.67 events | 1.33 events | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Lesotho or Malaysia?
- Lesotho, at 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 0 events, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Malaysia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and Malaysia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Malaysia 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.