Namibia vs Zimbabwe: Global number of reported disasters by size
Namibia
0 events
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0 events
in 2024
Namibia rank
67th
Zimbabwe rank
67th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Namibia
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Namibia ranks 67th and Zimbabwe ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Namibia or Zimbabwe?
- Namibia, at 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 0 events, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Zimbabwe?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Namibia and Zimbabwe rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Namibia ranks 67th and Zimbabwe 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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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.