Colombia vs Iran: Global number of reported disasters by size

Colombia
1 events
in 2025
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Colombia rank
15th
Iran rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Colombia
  • Iran
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How they compare

Colombia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iran, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Iran ahead.

Colombia ranks 15th and Iran ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 10 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 2 and Iran in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Iran Difference Ahead
1920s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1930s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1950s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0.25 events 0 events 0.25 events Colombia
1970s 0.2 events 0.4 events 0.2 events Iran
1980s 0.125 events 0.5 events 0.375 events Iran
1990s 0.5 events 0.6 events 0.1 events Iran
2000s 0.7 events 1.2 events 0.5 events Iran
2010s 0.1111 events 1 events 0.8889 events Iran
2020s 1.33 events 1 events 0.3333 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 Iran?
Colombia, at 1 events against 1 events in Iran as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Colombia and Iran?
0 events, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Iran?
57 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Iran rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Colombia ranks 15th and Iran 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.