Maldives vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Maldives
1 events
in 2021
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Maldives rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Maldives
- Spain
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Spain ahead.
Maldives ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0 events | 1.5 events | 1.5 events | Spain |
| 2010s | 0 events | 3 events | 3 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Maldives |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Maldives or Spain?
- Maldives, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2021.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Maldives and Spain?
- 0 events, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Spain?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Maldives 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.