Cyprus vs Greece: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cyprus
1 events
in 2025
Greece
1 events
in 2025
Cyprus rank
17th
Greece rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cyprus
- Greece
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Greece, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Greece ahead.
Cyprus ranks 17th and Greece ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Greece has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Greece | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 1.25 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 0.4 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, Cyprus or Greece?
- Cyprus, at 1 events against 1 events in Greece as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cyprus and Greece?
- 0 events, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Greece?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Greece rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cyprus ranks 17th and Greece 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.