Mexico vs Russia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Mexico
1 events
in 2025
Russia
1 events
in 2025
Mexico rank
17th
Russia rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Mexico
- Russia
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Russia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Russia ahead.
Mexico ranks 17th and Russia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
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 | 0.8889 events | 1.78 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 17th and Russia ranks 17th of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) β 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.