Malaysia vs Venezuela: Global number of reported disasters by size
Malaysia
1 events
in 2025
Venezuela
1 events
in 2025
Malaysia rank
17th
Venezuela rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Malaysia
- Venezuela
How they compare
Malaysia currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Venezuela ahead.
Malaysia ranks 17th and Venezuela ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malaysia averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malaysia | Venezuela | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Venezuela |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Malaysia |
| 2010s | 0.6 events | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | Malaysia |
| 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 Venezuela?
- Malaysia, at 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 0 events, with Malaysia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malaysia and Venezuela?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Malaysia and Venezuela rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Malaysia ranks 17th and Venezuela 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.