Cuba vs Maldives: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cuba
1 events
in 2025
Maldives
1 events
in 2021
Cuba rank
15th
Maldives rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cuba
- Maldives
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Maldives, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Maldives ahead.
Cuba ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Maldives in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Maldives | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Cuba |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cuba or Maldives?
- Cuba, at 1 events against 1 events in Maldives as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cuba and Maldives?
- 0 events, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Maldives?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Cuba and Maldives rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cuba ranks 15th and Maldives ranks 15th of 200 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.