Panama vs Puerto Rico: Global number of reported disasters by size
Panama
1 events
in 2025
Puerto Rico
1 events
in 2025
Panama rank
17th
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Panama
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Panama currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Panama ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Panama | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | Panama |
| 2000s | 1.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.75 events | Panama |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.6 events | 0.6 events | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Panama or Puerto Rico?
- Panama, at 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 0 events, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Puerto Rico?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Panama and Puerto Rico rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Panama ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th 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.