Malawi vs South Africa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Malawi
0 events
in 2025
South Africa
0 events
in 2025
Malawi rank
71st
South Africa rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Malawi
- South Africa
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Africa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1969 it was South Africa ahead.
Malawi ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 202 countries.
South Africa has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.1111 events | 1 events | 0.8889 events | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0.375 events | 0.25 events | South Africa |
| 2020s | 0 events | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malawi or South Africa?
- Malawi, at 0 events against 0 events in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malawi and South Africa?
- 0 events, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and South Africa?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and South Africa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Malawi ranks 71st and South Africa 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.