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

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

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

10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.

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 Norway: Global number of reported disasters by size

Namibia

0 events

in 2025

Norway

0 events

in 2024

Namibia rank

67th

Norway rank

67th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Namibia
Norway

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1995 it was Norway ahead.

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

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Namibia	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
2000s	0.25 events	1 events	0.75 events	Norway
2010s	0 events	1 events	1 events	Norway
2020s	0.3333 events	0 events	0.3333 events	Namibia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Namibia or Norway?: Namibia, at 0 events against 0 events in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Namibia and Norway?: 0 events, with Namibia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Norway?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2024.
How do Namibia and Norway rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Namibia ranks 67th and Norway 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.