Maldives vs Myanmar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Maldives
1 events
in 2021
Myanmar
1 events
in 2025
Maldives rank
17th
Myanmar rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Maldives
- Myanmar
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Myanmar ahead.
Maldives ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Myanmar |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Maldives or Myanmar?
- Maldives, at 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar as of 2021.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Maldives and Myanmar?
- 0 events, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Myanmar?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Myanmar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Maldives ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 17th 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.