Panama vs Philippines: Global number of reported disasters by size
Panama
1 events
in 2025
Philippines
1 events
in 2025
Panama rank
15th
Philippines rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Panama
- Philippines
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Panama ahead.
Panama ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Panama |
| 1970s | 0.25 events | 1 events | 0.75 events | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.7 events | 1.2 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.2222 events | 1.89 events | 1.67 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.6 events | 0.6 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Panama or Philippines?
- Panama, at 1 events against 1 events in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Panama and Philippines?
- 0 events, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Philippines?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Philippines rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Panama ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 15th of 200 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.