Samoa vs Uruguay: Global number of reported disasters by size
Samoa
0 events
in 2018
Uruguay
0 events
in 2025
Samoa rank
71st
Uruguay rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Samoa
- Uruguay
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Uruguay ahead.
Samoa ranks 71st and Uruguay ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 1 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Samoa |
| 2010s | 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, Samoa or Uruguay?
- Samoa, at 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay as of 2018.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Samoa and Uruguay?
- 0 events, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2018.
- How do Samoa and Uruguay rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Samoa ranks 71st and Uruguay 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.