Nigeria vs Sweden: Global number of reported disasters by size
Nigeria
0 events
in 2025
Sweden
0 events
in 2024
Nigeria rank
66th
Sweden rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Nigeria
- Sweden
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sweden, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Sweden ahead.
Nigeria ranks 66th and Sweden ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Nigeria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.8 events | 0.2 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 Sweden?
- Nigeria, at 0 events against 0 events in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Nigeria and Sweden?
- 0 events, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Sweden?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2024.
- How do Nigeria and Sweden rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Nigeria ranks 66th and Sweden 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.