Maldives vs Turkiye: Global number of reported disasters by size
Maldives
1 events
in 2021
Turkiye
1 events
in 2025
Maldives rank
15th
Turkiye rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Maldives
- Turkiye
How they compare
Maldives currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkiye, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Turkiye ahead.
Maldives ranks 15th and Turkiye ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Maldives averaged higher in 1 and Turkiye in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Maldives | Turkiye | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Turkiye |
| 2000s | 0 events | 2 events | 2 events | Turkiye |
| 2010s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Turkiye |
| 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 Turkiye?
- Maldives, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkiye as of 2021.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Maldives and Turkiye?
- 0 events, with Maldives ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Maldives and Turkiye?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Maldives and Turkiye rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Maldives 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
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.