Greece vs Nicaragua: Global number of reported disasters by size
Greece
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Greece rank
17th
Nicaragua rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Greece
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Greece currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Greece ranks 17th and Nicaragua ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Greece averaged higher in 5 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Greece | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Nicaragua |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Greece |
| 1990s | 0.7778 events | 0.3333 events | 0.4444 events | Greece |
| 2000s | 1.57 events | 0.5714 events | 1 events | Greece |
| 2010s | 0.8571 events | 0.1429 events | 0.7143 events | Greece |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Greece |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Greece or Nicaragua?
- Greece, at 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Greece and Nicaragua?
- 0 events, with Greece ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Greece and Nicaragua?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2024.
- How do Greece and Nicaragua rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Greece ranks 17th and Nicaragua 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.