Greece vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Greece
4 events
in 2020
Madagascar
4 events
in 2020
Greece rank
32nd
Madagascar rank
32nd

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Greece
  • Madagascar
051015190019602020

How they compare

Greece currently reports 4 events against 4 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Madagascar ahead.

Greece ranks 32nd and Madagascar ranks 32nd 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.