Papua New Guinea vs United Kingdom: Global number of reported disasters by size
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
United Kingdom
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
United Kingdom rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Papua New Guinea
- United Kingdom
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 events against 0 events in United Kingdom, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1983 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 71st and United Kingdom ranks 71st of 202 countries.
United Kingdom has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.4444 events | 1.11 events | 0.6667 events | United Kingdom |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0.875 events | 0.375 events | United Kingdom |
| 2020s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | United Kingdom |
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 United Kingdom?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 events against 0 events in United Kingdom as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and United Kingdom rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 71st and United Kingdom ranks 71st 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.