Canada vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- Spain
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Spain ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Canada |
| 1980s | 0.125 events | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1.67 events | 0.5556 events | 1.11 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.2222 events | 1.22 events | 1 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 0.8333 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, Canada or Spain?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Spain?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Spain?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada ranks 15th and Spain 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.