Somalia vs Zimbabwe: Global number of reported disasters by size

Somalia
0 events
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0 events
in 2024
Somalia rank
66th
Zimbabwe rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Somalia
  • Zimbabwe
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How they compare

Somalia currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Somalia ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Somalia Zimbabwe Difference Ahead
2000s 0.25 events 0.25 events 0 events
2010s 0 events 0.1429 events 0.1429 events Zimbabwe
2020s 0 events 0.25 events 0.25 events Zimbabwe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Somalia or Zimbabwe?
Somalia, at 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Somalia and Zimbabwe?
0 events, with Somalia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Somalia and Zimbabwe?
15 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
How do Somalia and Zimbabwe rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Somalia ranks 66th and Zimbabwe ranks 66th of 199 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.