Malaysia vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Malaysia
1 events
in 2025
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Malaysia rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Malaysia
- Spain
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Spain ahead.
Malaysia ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 2 and Spain in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.7778 events | 0.5556 events | 0.2222 events | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 1.12 events | 0.625 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 1.6 events | 0.6 events | 1 events | Malaysia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malaysia or Spain?
- Malaysia, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malaysia and Spain?
- 0 events, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Spain?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Malaysia ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 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.