Samoa vs Zambia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Samoa
0 events
in 2018
Zambia
0 events
in 2025
Samoa rank
67th
Zambia rank
67th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Samoa
- Zambia
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Zambia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Zambia ahead.
Samoa ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Samoa has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Samoa or Zambia?
- Samoa, at 0 events against 0 events in Zambia as of 2018.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Samoa and Zambia?
- 0 events, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Zambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2009.
- How do Samoa and Zambia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Samoa ranks 67th and Zambia ranks 67th of 200 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.