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

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

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

13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.

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.

Nigeria vs Norway: Global number of reported disasters by size

Nigeria

0 events

in 2025

Norway

0 events

in 2025

Nigeria rank

71st

Norway rank

71st

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Nigeria
Norway

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 8 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Norway ahead.

Nigeria ranks 71st and Norway ranks 71st of 202 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
2000s	1.75 events	0.75 events	1 events	Nigeria
2010s	0 events	1 events	1 events	Norway
2020s	0.6 events	0 events	0.6 events	Nigeria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Nigeria or Norway?: Nigeria, at 0 events against 0 events in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Nigeria and Norway?: 0 events, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Norway?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Nigeria and Norway rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Nigeria ranks 71st and Norway ranks 71st 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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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: 202 places, 6,087 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed: 30 October 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.