Iran vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Iran rank
15th
Taiwan rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Iran
- Taiwan
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1909 it was Taiwan ahead.
Iran ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Taiwan |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Iran |
| 1980s | 0.6 events | 0 events | 0.6 events | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.625 events | 0.25 events | 0.375 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.2 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Iran |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.5556 events | 0.4444 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1.17 events | 0.1667 events | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Iran or Taiwan?
- Iran, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Iran and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Taiwan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Iran ranks 15th and Taiwan 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.