Malawi vs Samoa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Malawi
0 events
in 2025
Samoa
0 events
in 2018
Malawi rank
71st
Samoa rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Samoa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Samoa ahead.
Malawi ranks 71st and Samoa ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Samoa |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malawi or Samoa?
- Malawi, at 0 events against 0 events in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malawi and Samoa?
- 0 events, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2018.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Malawi ranks 71st and Samoa 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.