Iran vs Venezuela: Global number of reported disasters by size
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Venezuela
1 events
in 2025
Iran rank
17th
Venezuela rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Iran
- Venezuela
How they compare
Iran currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1929 it was Venezuela ahead.
Iran ranks 17th and Venezuela ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.5714 events | 0.5714 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.8 events | 0.2 events | 0.6 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 1.38 events | 0.5 events | 0.875 events | Iran |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.1667 events | 0.8333 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 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 Venezuela?
- Iran, at 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Iran and Venezuela?
- 0 events, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Venezuela?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1929 to 2025.
- How do Iran and Venezuela rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Iran ranks 17th and Venezuela 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.