Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malawi or Reunion?

Malawi, at 0 events against 0 events in Reunion as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Reunion?

10 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.

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.

Malawi vs Reunion: Global number of reported disasters by size

Malawi

0 events

in 2025

Reunion

0 events

in 2025

Malawi rank

67th

Reunion rank

67th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Malawi
Reunion

How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Reunion, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Reunion ahead.

Malawi ranks 67th and Reunion ranks 67th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Reunion in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Reunion	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
2000s	0 events	0.6667 events	0.6667 events	Reunion
2010s	2 events	1 events	1 events	Malawi
2020s	0 events	0.5 events	0.5 events	Reunion

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malawi or Reunion?: Malawi, at 0 events against 0 events in Reunion as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malawi and Reunion?: 0 events, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Reunion?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2025.
How do Malawi and Reunion rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Malawi ranks 67th and Reunion ranks 67th 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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Indicator: Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit: events
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.