Bangladesh vs Cuba: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Bangladesh
2 events
in 2020
Cuba
2 events
in 2020
Bangladesh rank
52nd
Cuba rank
52nd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Bangladesh
- Cuba
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Cuba, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Cuba ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Cuba ranks 52nd of 157 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Cuba |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Cuba |
| 2000s | 4 events | 5 events | 1 events | Cuba |
| 2010s | 3 events | 2 events | 1 events | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Bangladesh or Cuba?
- Bangladesh, at 2 events against 2 events in Cuba as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Bangladesh and Cuba?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Cuba?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2020.
- How do Bangladesh and Cuba rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Bangladesh ranks 52nd and Cuba ranks 52nd of 157 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 per decade. 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.