Lesotho vs Panama: Global number of reported disasters by size
Lesotho
1 events
in 2023
Panama
1 events
in 2025
Lesotho rank
15th
Panama rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Lesotho
- Panama
How they compare
Lesotho currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Panama, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Panama ahead.
Lesotho ranks 15th and Panama ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Lesotho or Panama?
- Lesotho, at 1 events against 1 events in Panama as of 2023.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Lesotho and Panama?
- 0 events, with Lesotho ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Panama?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2021.
- How do Lesotho and Panama rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Lesotho ranks 15th and Panama 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.