Cyprus vs Netherlands: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Cyprus
2 events
in 2020
Netherlands
2 events
in 2020
Cyprus rank
51st
Netherlands rank
51st

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Cyprus
  • Netherlands
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How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Netherlands, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.

Cyprus ranks 51st and Netherlands ranks 51st of 156 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 1,277 data points, 1900–2020
Last refreshed

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.