Colombia vs Myanmar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Colombia
1 events
in 2025
Myanmar
1 events
in 2025
Colombia rank
17th
Myanmar rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Colombia
- Myanmar
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Myanmar ahead.
Colombia ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 5 and Myanmar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Myanmar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | 0.3333 events | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 0 events | 0.75 events | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.1 events | 0.2 events | 0.1 events | Myanmar |
| 2020s | 1.6 events | 0.2 events | 1.4 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 Myanmar?
- Colombia, at 1 events against 1 events in Myanmar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Colombia and Myanmar?
- 0 events, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Myanmar?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Myanmar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Myanmar ranks 17th of 202 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.