Papua New Guinea vs Rwanda: Global number of reported disasters by size
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Rwanda
0 events
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
66th
Rwanda rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Rwanda
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Rwanda, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Rwanda ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Rwanda ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 3 and Rwanda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Rwanda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Papua New Guinea or Rwanda?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 events against 0 events in Rwanda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Rwanda?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Rwanda rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Rwanda 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.