Madagascar vs Malaysia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
Malaysia
1 events
in 2025
Madagascar rank
15th
Malaysia rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Madagascar
- Malaysia
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Malaysia ahead.
Madagascar ranks 15th and Malaysia ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Malaysia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Malaysia |
| 2000s | 0.5556 events | 0.6667 events | 0.1111 events | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0.5 events | 0.375 events | Malaysia |
| 2020s | 0.8 events | 1.6 events | 0.8 events | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Madagascar or Malaysia?
- Madagascar, at 1 events against 1 events in Malaysia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Madagascar and Malaysia?
- 0 events, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Malaysia?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Madagascar and Malaysia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Madagascar 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.