Cuba vs Philippines: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cuba
1 events
in 2025
Philippines
1 events
in 2025
Cuba rank
15th
Philippines rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cuba
- Philippines
How they compare
Cuba currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1912 it was Cuba ahead.
Cuba ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Cuba averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cuba | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Cuba |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 events | 1.4 events | 1 events | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.2857 events | 1 events | 0.7143 events | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 0.7778 events | 0.5556 events | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.5556 events | 0.6667 events | 0.1111 events | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.2857 events | 0.8571 events | 0.5714 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cuba or Philippines?
- Cuba, at 1 events against 1 events in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cuba and Philippines?
- 0 events, with Cuba ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cuba and Philippines?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1912 to 2025.
- How do Cuba and Philippines rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cuba ranks 15th and Philippines 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.