Mexico vs Panama: Global number of reported disasters by size
Mexico
1 events
in 2025
Panama
1 events
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
Panama rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Mexico
- Panama
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Panama, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Panama ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Panama ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 4 and Panama in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Panama |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Panama |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Panama |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0.4 events | 0.6 events | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.8 events | 0.7 events | 0.1 events | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.8889 events | 0.2222 events | 0.6667 events | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1.2 events | 0.6 events | 0.6 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 Panama?
- Mexico, at 1 events against 1 events in Panama as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Mexico and Panama?
- 0 events, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Panama?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Panama rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Mexico ranks 15th and Panama ranks 15th of 200 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.