Iran vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
Madagascar rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Iran
- Madagascar
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Madagascar ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.4 events | 0 events | 0.4 events | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0 events | 0.6 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.22 events | 0.5556 events | 0.6667 events | Iran |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.2222 events | 0.7778 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 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 Madagascar?
- Iran, at 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Iran and Madagascar?
- 0 events, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Madagascar?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Madagascar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Iran ranks 15th and Madagascar 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.