Cuba vs Netherlands: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Cuba
2 events
in 2020
Netherlands
2 events
in 2020
Cuba rank
52nd
Netherlands rank
52nd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Cuba
- Netherlands
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Netherlands, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 52nd and Netherlands ranks 52nd of 157 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 4 and Netherlands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Cuba |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Cuba |
| 1980s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Cuba |
| 1990s | 2 events | 4 events | 2 events | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 5 events | 1 events | 4 events | Cuba |
| 2010s | 2 events | 3 events | 1 events | Netherlands |
| 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, Cuba or Netherlands?
- Cuba, at 2 events against 2 events in Netherlands as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Cuba and Netherlands?
- 0 events, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Netherlands?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2020.
- How do Cuba and Netherlands rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Cuba ranks 52nd and Netherlands 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.