Colombia vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Colombia
8 events
in 2020
Turkey
8 events
in 2020
Colombia rank
12th
Turkey rank
12th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Colombia
- Turkey
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 8 events against 8 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Turkey ahead.
Colombia ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 12th of 156 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 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 | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Turkey |
| 1980s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Turkey |
| 1990s | 5 events | 7 events | 2 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 7 events | 16 events | 9 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1 events | 3 events | 2 events | Turkey |
| 2020s | 8 events | 8 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, Colombia or Turkey?
- Colombia, at 8 events against 8 events in Turkey as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Colombia and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turkey?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2020.
- How do Colombia and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Colombia ranks 12th and Turkey ranks 12th of 156 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.