Afghanistan vs Papua New Guinea: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual

Afghanistan
166.67 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
150 % change on previous year
in 2020
Afghanistan rank
8th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th

Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual over time

  • Afghanistan
  • Papua New Guinea
-1000100200300400198820062024

How they compare

Afghanistan currently reports 166.67 % change on previous year against 150 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 16.67 % change on previous year.

That makes Afghanistan's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Afghanistan ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s 66.67 % change on previous year 100 % change on previous year 33.33 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 48.5 % change on previous year 46.43 % change on previous year 2.07 % change on previous year Afghanistan
2010s 21.33 % change on previous year 26.67 % change on previous year 5.33 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2020s 0 % change on previous year 150 % change on previous year 150 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total, Afghanistan or Papua New Guinea?
Afghanistan, at 166.67 % change on previous year against 150 % change on previous year in Papua New Guinea as of 2024.
What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total between Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
16.67 % change on previous year, with Afghanistan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea?
16 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and Papua New Guinea rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Afghanistan ranks 8th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
131 places, 2,810 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.