Colombia vs Cuba: Global number of reported disasters by size
Colombia
1 events
in 2025
Cuba
1 events
in 2025
Colombia rank
15th
Cuba rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Colombia
- Cuba
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Cuba, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Cuba ahead.
Colombia ranks 15th and Cuba ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Cuba in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Cuba | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Cuba |
| 1980s | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.4444 events | 0.2222 events | 0.2222 events | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.6667 events | 0.5556 events | 0.1111 events | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | Cuba |
| 2020s | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | 1 events | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Colombia or Cuba?
- Colombia, at 1 events against 1 events in Cuba as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Colombia and Cuba?
- 0 events, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Cuba?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Cuba rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Colombia ranks 15th and Cuba 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.