Nigeria vs Somalia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Nigeria
0 events
in 2025
Somalia
0 events
in 2025
Nigeria rank
71st
Somalia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Nigeria
- Somalia
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Somalia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Somalia ahead.
Nigeria ranks 71st and Somalia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Somalia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1.12 events | 0.375 events | 0.75 events | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 0 events | 0.6667 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 Somalia?
- Nigeria, at 0 events against 0 events in Somalia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Nigeria and Somalia?
- 0 events, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Somalia?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Somalia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Nigeria ranks 71st and Somalia 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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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.