Mexico vs Philippines: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Mexico
6 events
in 2020
Philippines
6 events
in 2020
Mexico rank
18th
Philippines rank
18th

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Mexico
  • Philippines
051015190019602020

How they compare

Mexico currently reports 6 events against 6 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Philippines ahead.

Mexico ranks 18th and Philippines 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.