New Zealand vs Puerto Rico: Global number of reported disasters by size
New Zealand
1 events
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1 events
in 2025
New Zealand rank
17th
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- New Zealand
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
New Zealand currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1979 it was New Zealand ahead.
New Zealand ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | New Zealand |
| 1980s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | 0.3333 events | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, New Zealand or Puerto Rico?
- New Zealand, at 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 0 events, with New Zealand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Puerto Rico?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Puerto Rico rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- New Zealand ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 202 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.