Papua New Guinea vs Samoa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Samoa
0 events
in 2018
Papua New Guinea rank
66th
Samoa rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Samoa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Samoa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Samoa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Samoa ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Papua New Guinea |
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 Samoa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 events against 0 events in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Samoa?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2018.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Samoa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Samoa 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.