Bangladesh vs Iran: Global number of reported disasters by size
Bangladesh
1 events
in 2025
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
17th
Iran rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Bangladesh
- Iran
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iran, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1909 it was Iran ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 17th and Iran ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.1 events | 0.6 events | 0.5 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 1.2 events | 0.8 events | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bangladesh or Iran?
- Bangladesh, at 1 events against 1 events in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bangladesh and Iran?
- 0 events, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Iran?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Iran rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Bangladesh ranks 17th and Iran 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.