Mexico vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Mexico
1 events
in 2025
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Mexico rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Mexico
- Spain
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Spain ahead.
Mexico ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mexico | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.625 events | 0.25 events | 0.375 events | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.875 events | 0.5 events | 0.375 events | Mexico |
| 2000s | 0.8889 events | 0.5556 events | 0.3333 events | Mexico |
| 2010s | 1.2 events | 1.1 events | 0.1 events | Mexico |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.8333 events | 0.1667 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 Spain?
- Mexico, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Mexico and Spain?
- 0 events, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Spain?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2025.
- How do Mexico and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Mexico 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.