Mexico vs Nicaragua: Global number of reported disasters by size
Mexico
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Mexico rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Mexico
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.6667 events | 0 events | 0.6667 events | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.8 events | 0.2 events | 0.6 events | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.8889 events | 0.1111 events | 0.7778 events | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | Mexico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Mexico or Nicaragua?
- Mexico, at 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 0 events, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Nicaragua?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Mexico and Nicaragua rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th 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.