Somalia vs Sri Lanka: Global number of reported disasters by size
Somalia
0 events
in 2025
Sri Lanka
0 events
in 2025
Somalia rank
71st
Sri Lanka rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Somalia
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Somalia currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Somalia ranks 71st and Sri Lanka ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Somalia averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Somalia | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Somalia |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 0.1111 events | 0.2222 events | Somalia |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Somalia or Sri Lanka?
- Somalia, at 0 events against 0 events in Sri Lanka as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 0 events, with Somalia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Sri Lanka?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Somalia and Sri Lanka rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Somalia ranks 71st and Sri Lanka 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.