Niger vs Sri Lanka: Global number of reported disasters by size
Niger
0 events
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 events
in 2025
Niger rank
66th
Sri Lanka rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Niger
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Niger currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Niger ranks 66th and Sri Lanka ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.1111 events | 0.1111 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Niger or Sri Lanka?
- Niger, at 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 0 events, with Niger ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Sri Lanka?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Sri Lanka rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Niger ranks 66th and Sri Lanka 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.