Bangladesh vs Greece: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bangladesh
1 events
in 2025
Greece
1 events
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
17th
Greece rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bangladesh
- Greece
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Greece, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1904 it was Greece ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Greece ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Greece in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 0.125 events | 0.625 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.1111 events | 0.7778 events | 0.6667 events | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 1.56 events | 1.22 events | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.375 events | 0.75 events | 0.375 events | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bangladesh or Greece?
- Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bangladesh and Greece?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Greece?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1904 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Greece rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Greece ranks 17th of 202 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.