Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Malawi
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Malawi rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.1111 events | 0.7778 events | 0.6667 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.4286 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Malawi ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st 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.