Argentina vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Argentina
1 events
in 2025
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Argentina rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Argentina
- Spain
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Spain ahead.
Argentina ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.2857 events | 0.5714 events | 0.2857 events | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.8889 events | 0.5556 events | 0.3333 events | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.3 events | 1.1 events | 0.8 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 0.8333 events | 0.1667 events | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Argentina or Spain?
- Argentina, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Argentina and Spain?
- 0 events, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Spain?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Argentina ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 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. 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.