Iran vs Iraq: Global number of reported disasters by size
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Iraq
1 events
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
Iraq rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Iran
- Iraq
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iraq, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1954 it was Iraq ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.33 events | 0.3333 events | 1 events | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.8333 events | 0.1667 events | 0.6667 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.3333 events | 0.6667 events | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Iran or Iraq?
- Iran, at 1 events against 1 events in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Iran and Iraq?
- 0 events, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Iraq?
- 20 years are reported by both, from 1954 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Iraq rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Iran ranks 15th and Iraq 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.
Individual pages
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.