Malawi vs Syria: Global number of reported disasters by size
Malawi
0 events
in 2025
Syria
0 events
in 2025
Malawi rank
66th
Syria rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Malawi
- Syria
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Syria, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 66th and Syria ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Malawi |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malawi or Syria?
- Malawi, at 0 events against 0 events in Syria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malawi and Syria?
- 0 events, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Syria?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Malawi and Syria rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Malawi ranks 66th and Syria ranks 66th of 199 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.