Mexico vs Russia: Global number of reported disasters by size

Mexico
1 events
in 2025
Russia
1 events
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
Russia rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Mexico
  • Russia
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How they compare

Mexico currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Russia, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.

Mexico ranks 15th and Russia ranks 15th of 199 regions.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mexico averaged higher in 3 and Russia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 1 events 0.25 events 0.75 events Mexico
2000s 0.7778 events 1.67 events 0.8889 events Russia
2010s 1.2 events 0.5 events 0.7 events Mexico
2020s 1 events 0.8 events 0.2 events Mexico

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Mexico or Russia?
Mexico, at 1 events against 1 events in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Mexico and Russia?
0 events, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Russia?
32 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Russia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Mexico ranks 15th and Russia ranks 15th of 199 regions.
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.