Colombia vs Turkiye: Global number of reported disasters by size

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

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Colombia
  • Turkiye
012345190019622025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Turkiye ahead.

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

Across the 9 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Turkiye in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Turkiye Difference Ahead
1940s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1950s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0.3333 events 0 events 0.3333 events Colombia
1970s 0.1429 events 0.4286 events 0.2857 events Turkiye
1980s 0.125 events 0.375 events 0.25 events Turkiye
1990s 0.5556 events 0.7778 events 0.2222 events Turkiye
2000s 0.7 events 1.6 events 0.9 events Turkiye
2010s 0.125 events 0.375 events 0.25 events Turkiye
2020s 1.33 events 1.33 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, Colombia or Turkiye?
Colombia, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Colombia and Turkiye?
0 events, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turkiye?
53 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Turkiye rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Colombia ranks 15th and Turkiye 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.