Sri Lanka vs Uruguay: Global number of reported disasters by size
Sri Lanka
0 events
in 2025
Uruguay
0 events
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
66th
Uruguay rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Sri Lanka
- Uruguay
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Uruguay ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 66th and Uruguay ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.125 events | 0.375 events | 0.25 events | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Sri Lanka or Uruguay?
- Sri Lanka, at 0 events against 0 events in Uruguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 0 events, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Uruguay?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and Uruguay rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Sri Lanka ranks 66th and Uruguay 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
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.