Ecuador vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Ecuador
6 events
in 2020
Spain
6 events
in 2020
Ecuador rank
18th
Spain rank
18th

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Ecuador
  • Spain
02.557.510190019602020

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 6 events against 6 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.

Across all 9 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.

Ecuador ranks 18th and Spain ranks 18th 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.