Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cyprus or Spain?

Cyprus, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Spain?

13 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.

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.

Cyprus vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size

Cyprus

1 events

in 2025

Spain

1 events

in 2025

Cyprus rank

15th

Spain rank

15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

Cyprus
Spain

How they compare

Cyprus currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Spain ahead.

Cyprus ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.

Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cyprus	Spain	Difference	Ahead
1950s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
1980s	0 events	0 events	0 events	—
1990s	0 events	0.5 events	0.5 events	Spain
2000s	0.75 events	1 events	0.25 events	Spain
2020s	0.4 events	1 events	0.6 events	Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cyprus or Spain?: Cyprus, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cyprus and Spain?: 0 events, with Cyprus ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Spain?: 13 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
How do Cyprus and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?: Cyprus ranks 15th and Spain 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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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: 18 September 2026

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.