Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Namibia
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Namibia rank
66th
Papua New Guinea rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Namibia
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Namibia ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.1111 events | 0.6667 events | 0.5556 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Namibia, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Papua New Guinea?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Namibia and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Namibia ranks 66th and Papua New Guinea ranks 66th 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.