Colombia vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
Colombia
1 events
in 2025
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Colombia rank
17th
Turkey rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Colombia
- Turkey
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1949 it was Turkey ahead.
Colombia ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Turkey | 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 | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0.125 events | 0.375 events | 0.25 events | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.7778 events | 0.1111 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.7 events | 1.6 events | 0.9 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.125 events | 0.375 events | 0.25 events | Turkey |
| 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 Turkey?
- Colombia, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Colombia and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Turkey?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Colombia ranks 17th and Turkey 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.