Canada vs Iran: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Iran rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- Iran
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iran, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Iran ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Iran ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.6 events | 0.1 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.6 events | 1.2 events | 0.4 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0.75 events | 0.625 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 1 events | 0.1667 events | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Canada or Iran?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Iran?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Iran?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Iran rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada ranks 15th and Iran 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.