Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Namibia or Nigeria?

Namibia, at 0 events against 0 events in Nigeria as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?

21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.

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.

Namibia vs Nigeria: Global number of reported disasters by size

Namibia

0 events

in 2025

Nigeria

0 events

in 2025

Namibia rank

67th

Nigeria rank

67th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Namibia
Nigeria

How they compare

Namibia currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Nigeria, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Nigeria ahead.

Namibia ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 67th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Nigeria in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
2000s	0.125 events	1.12 events	1 events	Nigeria
2010s	0.1429 events	0 events	0.1429 events	Namibia
2020s	0.4 events	0.8 events	0.4 events	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Namibia or Nigeria?: Namibia, at 0 events against 0 events in Nigeria as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Namibia and Nigeria?: 0 events, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Nigeria?: 21 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Namibia and Nigeria rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Namibia ranks 67th and Nigeria ranks 67th 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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Indicator: Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit: events
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

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.