Samoa vs South Africa: Global number of reported disasters by size
Samoa
0 events
in 2018
South Africa
0 events
in 2025
Samoa rank
71st
South Africa rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Samoa
- South Africa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Africa, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1964 it was South Africa ahead.
Samoa ranks 71st and South Africa ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.75 events | 0.25 events | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 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, Samoa or South Africa?
- Samoa, at 0 events against 0 events in South Africa as of 2018.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Samoa and South Africa?
- 0 events, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and South Africa?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2015.
- How do Samoa and South Africa rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Samoa ranks 71st and South Africa 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.