Iraq vs New Zealand: Global number of reported disasters by size
Iraq
1 events
in 2025
New Zealand
1 events
in 2024
Iraq rank
17th
New Zealand rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Iraq
- New Zealand
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand, a difference of 0 events.
Across all 16 years both countries report, New Zealand has been ahead every year.
Iraq ranks 17th and New Zealand ranks 17th of 202 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 0.8 events | 0.6 events | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Iraq or New Zealand?
- Iraq, at 1 events against 1 events in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Iraq and New Zealand?
- 0 events, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and New Zealand?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and New Zealand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Iraq ranks 17th and New Zealand 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.