Cyprus vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cyprus
1 events
in 2025
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Cyprus rank
15th
Turkey rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cyprus
- Turkey
How they compare
Cyprus currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Turkey ahead.
Cyprus ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cyprus | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 2 events | 1.25 events | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 1 events | 0.6 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Cyprus or Turkey?
- Cyprus, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cyprus and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Cyprus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cyprus and Turkey?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Cyprus and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cyprus ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 199 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.