Papua New Guinea vs South Africa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
South Africa
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
South Africa rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Papua New Guinea
- South Africa
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Africa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1983 it was South Africa ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.7 events | 0.9 events | 0.2 events | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0 events | 1.8 events | 1.8 events | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 events against 0 events in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and South Africa?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and South Africa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) β 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.