Canada vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
15th
Turkey rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- Turkey
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Turkey ahead.
Canada ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 12 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Turkey | 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 | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.25 events | 0.375 events | 0.125 events | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.5556 events | 0.7778 events | 0.2222 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1.6 events | 1.6 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.1429 events | 0.4286 events | 0.2857 events | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 1.33 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Canada or Turkey?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Turkey?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada ranks 15th and Turkey 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
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.