El Salvador vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador rank
17th
Turkey rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- El Salvador
- Turkey
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1934 it was Turkey ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.8571 events | 0.7143 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0.3333 events | 0.1667 events | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1.4 events | 0.4 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, El Salvador or Turkey?
- El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between El Salvador and Turkey?
- 0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Turkey?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1934 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Turkey 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.