Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters (number) by country
Countries reporting
70
Highest
133,712
Cuba
Lowest
0
Estonia
Median
15.5
Years covered
21
2005β2025
Data points
763
What the numbers show
Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters (number) is currently reported for 70 countries. The highest value is 133,712 in Cuba; the lowest is 0 in Estonia.
The median across all reporting countries is 15.5, and the mean is 2,229.
Over the past decade 32 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Guatemala (up 183,400.0%), and the largest decrease in Nepal (down 100.0%).
Number of disruptions to basic services attributed to disasters: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 133,712 | 2021 | up 1,155.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Japan | 5,298 | 2024 | up 500.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Algeria | 2,303 | 2024 | up 6,673.5% | volatile |
| 4 | Malaysia | 2,283 | 2024 | up 1,453.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 2,191 | 2024 | up 54,675.0% | volatile |
| 6 | Guatemala | 1,835 | 2024 | up 183,400.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Colombia | 1,127 | 2024 | up 369.6% | volatile |
| 8 | State of Palestine | 915 | 2018 | up 91,400.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Australia | 851 | 2024 | up 867.0% | volatile |
| 10 | Morocco | 783 | 2024 | up 2,800.0% | volatile |
| 11 | Benin | 711 | 2020 | up 4,640.0% | volatile |
| 12 | Ukraine | 630 | 2023 | up 6,200.0% | volatile |
| 13 | Burundi | 519 | 2024 | up 12,875.0% | volatile |
| 14 | Samoa | 423 | 2023 | β | volatile |
| 15 | Uganda | 404 | 2022 | up 292.2% | volatile |
| 16 | Kyrgyzstan | 371 | 2024 | up 201.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Paraguay | 340 | 2023 | up 16,900.0% | volatile |
| 18 | Somalia | 211 | 2024 | up 681.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Georgia | 191 | 2024 | up 19,000.0% | volatile |
| 20 | Yemen | 134 | 2010 | down 35.3% | volatile |
| 21 | Bulgaria | 103 | 2023 | up 5,050.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Nicaragua | 76 | 2013 | up 1,420.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Chile | 75 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 24 | Panama | 71 | 2020 | up 29.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Angola | 69 | 2018 | up 1,050.0% | volatile |
| 26 | Madagascar | 50 | 2018 | down 73.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Mauritius | 33 | 2024 | up 3,200.0% | volatile |
| 28 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 24 | 2015 | down 96.4% | volatile |
| 28 | Jordan | 24 | 2024 | down 99.5% | volatile |
| 30 | Tajikistan | 22 | 2020 | down 51.1% | volatile |
| 31 | New Zealand | 21 | 2023 | up 320.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Mexico | 19 | 2024 | up 850.0% | volatile |
| 32 | Peru | 19 | 2019 | down 55.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Ghana | 17 | 2024 | up 750.0% | volatile |
| 34 | Ecuador | 17 | 2018 | down 96.8% | volatile |
| 36 | Argentina | 14 | 2015 | down 84.3% | volatile |
| 37 | Senegal | 13 | 2014 | down 27.8% | flat |
| 38 | Mozambique | 10 | 2017 | down 93.5% | volatile |
| 38 | Solomon Islands | 10 | 2020 | up 233.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Niger | 10 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 41 | El Salvador | 9 | 2014 | up 28.6% | volatile |
| 42 | Mali | 8 | 2012 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 8 | 2020 | down 90.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 8 | 2015 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Zambia | 6 | 2025 | down 85.4% | volatile |
| 45 | Armenia | 6 | 2024 | β | volatile |
| 45 | Kazakhstan | 6 | 2020 | up 500.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Costa Rica | 5 | 2024 | down 97.9% | volatile |
| 48 | Albania | 5 | 2024 | down 50.0% | volatile |
| 48 | Myanmar | 5 | 2023 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Togo | 4 | 2020 | β | volatile |
| 52 | Lebanon | 3 | 2018 | down 25.0% | volatile |
| 52 | Sudan | 3 | 2018 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Marshall Islands | 2 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 54 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2 | 2010 | unchanged | volatile |
| 56 | Kenya | 1 | 2025 | down 99.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 2019 | β | flat |
| 56 | TΓΌrkiye | 1 | 2022 | down 99.3% | volatile |
| 56 | Namibia | 1 | 2025 | β | volatile |
| 56 | Timor-Leste | 1 | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 61 | Nepal | 0 | 2020 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0 | 2019 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Belarus | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 61 | Finland | 0 | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 61 | Qatar | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 61 | Egypt | 0 | 2024 | β | flat |
| 61 | Tunisia | 0 | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Romania | 0 | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 61 | Sweden | 0 | 2022 | β | volatile |
| 61 | Estonia | 0 | 2018 | β | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.