Japan vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Japan
2 events
in 2025
Spain
2 events
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Spain rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Japan
- Spain
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Spain ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.875 events | 0.5 events | 0.375 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.78 events | 0.5556 events | 1.22 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 events | 1.1 events | 0.1 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.67 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Japan or Spain?
- Japan, at 2 events against 2 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Japan and Spain?
- 0 events, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Spain?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Japan ranks 5th and Spain ranks 5th 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.