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

Laos
100 % change on previous year
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
150 % change on previous year
in 2020
Laos rank
12th
Papua New Guinea rank
9th

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

  • Laos
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 150 % change on previous year against 100 % change on previous year in Laos, a difference of 50 % change on previous year.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.5 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Laos ranks 12th and Papua New Guinea ranks 9th of 131 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Laos Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1990s -41.67 % change on previous year 50 % change on previous year 91.67 % change on previous year Papua New Guinea
2000s 100 % change on previous year -50 % change on previous year 150 % change on previous year Laos
2010s 0 % change on previous year 27.78 % change on previous year 27.78 % 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, Laos or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 150 % change on previous year against 100 % change on previous year in Laos as of 2020.
What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total between Laos and Papua New Guinea?
50 % change on previous year, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Papua New Guinea?
7 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2020.
How do Laos and Papua New Guinea rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Laos ranks 12th 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.