Papua New Guinea vs Zambia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Zambia
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Zambia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Zambia
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Zambia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Zambia ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.375 events | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | Zambia |
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 Zambia?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0 events against 0 events in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 0 events, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Zambia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 71st and Zambia 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.