Lesotho vs New Zealand: Global number of reported disasters by size
Lesotho
1 events
in 2023
New Zealand
1 events
in 2024
Lesotho rank
17th
New Zealand rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Lesotho
- New Zealand
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1968 it was New Zealand ahead.
Lesotho ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Lesotho or New Zealand?
- Lesotho, at 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 0 events, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and New Zealand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Lesotho and New Zealand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Lesotho ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 202 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.