Madagascar vs New Zealand: Global number of reported disasters by size
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
New Zealand
1 events
in 2024
Madagascar rank
17th
New Zealand rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Madagascar
- New Zealand
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1968 it was New Zealand ahead.
Madagascar ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1.17 events | 1.17 events | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.8 events | 0.8 events | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.5714 events | 0.7143 events | 0.1429 events | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.2222 events | 0.1111 events | 0.1111 events | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.6 events | 0.8 events | 0.2 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, Madagascar or New Zealand?
- Madagascar, at 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Madagascar and New Zealand?
- 0 events, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and New Zealand?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Madagascar and New Zealand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Madagascar 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.