Iraq vs Russia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Iraq
1 events
in 2025
Russia
1 events
in 2025
Iraq rank
15th
Russia rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Iraq
- Russia
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Russia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1998 it was Russia ahead.
Iraq ranks 15th and Russia ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Russia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Russia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.1429 events | 0.5714 events | 0.4286 events | Russia |
| 2020s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Russia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Iraq or Russia?
- Iraq, at 1 events against 1 events in Russia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Iraq and Russia?
- 0 events, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Russia?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Russia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Iraq ranks 15th and Russia 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.