Bahamas vs Iran: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bahamas
1 events
in 2025
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Bahamas rank
15th
Iran rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bahamas
- Iran
How they compare
Bahamas currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iran, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1929 it was Iran ahead.
Bahamas ranks 15th and Iran ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bahamas averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahamas | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Bahamas |
| 1960s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Bahamas |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bahamas or Iran?
- Bahamas, at 1 events against 1 events in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bahamas and Iran?
- 0 events, with Bahamas ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahamas and Iran?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 1929 to 2025.
- How do Bahamas and Iran rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bahamas ranks 15th and Iran ranks 15th of 199 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.