Papua New Guinea vs Tonga: Global number of reported disasters by size
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Tonga
0 events
in 2022
Papua New Guinea rank
66th
Tonga rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Tonga
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Tonga, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Tonga ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Tonga ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Tonga in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 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, Papua New Guinea or Tonga?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 events against 0 events in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Tonga?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2022.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Tonga rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 66th and Tonga 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.