Bulgaria vs Iraq: Global number of reported disasters by size

Bulgaria
1 events
in 2025
Iraq
1 events
in 2025
Bulgaria rank
15th
Iraq rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Bulgaria
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Bulgaria currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iraq, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Bulgaria ahead.

Bulgaria ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bulgaria Iraq Difference Ahead
1990s 1 events 0 events 1 events Bulgaria
2000s 0.5 events 0.5 events 0 events
2010s 1.25 events 0.25 events 1 events Bulgaria
2020s 1 events 0.4 events 0.6 events Bulgaria

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Bulgaria or Iraq?
Bulgaria, at 1 events against 1 events in Iraq as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Bulgaria and Iraq?
0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Iraq?
12 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
How do Bulgaria and Iraq rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Bulgaria ranks 15th and Iraq 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
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
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
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.