Iran vs Israel: Global number of reported disasters by size
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Israel
1 events
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
Israel rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Iran
- Israel
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Israel, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1903 it was Israel ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and Israel ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Israel in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.4 events | 0.6 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 0.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Iran or Israel?
- Iran, at 1 events against 1 events in Israel as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Iran and Israel?
- 0 events, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Israel?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1903 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Israel rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Iran ranks 15th and Israel 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.