Malaysia vs Turkiye: Global number of reported disasters by size

Malaysia
1 events
in 2025
Turkiye
1 events
in 2025
Malaysia rank
15th
Turkiye rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Malaysia
  • Turkiye
01234190019622025

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkiye, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Turkiye ahead.

Malaysia ranks 15th and Turkiye ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Turkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malaysia Turkiye Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0.5 events 0.5 events Turkiye
1980s 0 events 0.25 events 0.25 events Turkiye
1990s 0.4 events 1.2 events 0.8 events Turkiye
2000s 0.7 events 1.6 events 0.9 events Turkiye
2010s 0.3333 events 0.5 events 0.1667 events Turkiye
2020s 1.6 events 1.6 events 0 events

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Malaysia or Turkiye?
Malaysia, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkiye as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malaysia and Turkiye?
0 events, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Turkiye?
34 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
How do Malaysia and Turkiye rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Malaysia ranks 15th and Turkiye 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.