Cuba vs El Salvador: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cuba
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Cuba rank
17th
El Salvador rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cuba
- El Salvador
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 events against 1 events in El Salvador, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1982 it was El Salvador ahead.
Cuba ranks 17th and El Salvador ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Cuba |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.125 events | 0.125 events | Cuba |
| 2000s | 0.4286 events | 1.14 events | 0.7143 events | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 1 events | 0.8 events | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cuba or El Salvador?
- Cuba, at 1 events against 1 events in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cuba and El Salvador?
- 0 events, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and El Salvador?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2024.
- How do Cuba and El Salvador rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cuba ranks 17th and El Salvador 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.