Colombia vs Venezuela, RB: Global number of reported disasters by size

Colombia
1 events
in 2025
Venezuela, RB
1 events
in 2025
Colombia rank
15th
Venezuela, RB rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Colombia
  • Venezuela, RB
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How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 12 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Venezuela, RB ahead.

Colombia ranks 15th and Venezuela, RB ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela, RB in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Colombia Venezuela, RB Difference Ahead
1950s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0 events 0.4286 events 0.4286 events Venezuela, RB
1990s 0.6 events 0.2 events 0.4 events Colombia
2000s 0.625 events 0.5 events 0.125 events Colombia
2010s 0.1429 events 0.1429 events 0 events
2020s 1.33 events 0.5 events 0.8333 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 Venezuela, RB?
Colombia, at 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela, RB as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Colombia and Venezuela, RB?
0 events, with Colombia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Venezuela, RB?
36 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Colombia and Venezuela, RB rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Colombia ranks 15th and Venezuela, RB 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.