France vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
France
1 events
in 2025
Spain
1 events
in 2025
France rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- France
- Spain
How they compare
France currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Spain ahead.
France ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | France |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | France |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | France |
| 2000s | 2.67 events | 0.5556 events | 2.11 events | France |
| 2010s | 1.7 events | 1.1 events | 0.6 events | France |
| 2020s | 2.83 events | 0.8333 events | 2 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, France or Spain?
- France, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between France and Spain?
- 0 events, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Spain?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do France and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- France 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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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.