Mexico vs Venezuela: Global number of reported disasters by size

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

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Mexico
  • Venezuela
01234191119682025

How they compare

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

The two have swapped places 16 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Venezuela ahead.

Mexico ranks 15th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Mexico has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mexico Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.5714 events 0.4286 events 0.1429 events Mexico
1990s 1 events 0.2 events 0.8 events Mexico
2000s 0.75 events 0.5 events 0.25 events Mexico
2010s 1 events 0.1429 events 0.8571 events Mexico
2020s 1 events 0.5 events 0.5 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 Venezuela?
Mexico, at 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Mexico and Venezuela?
0 events, with Mexico ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mexico and Venezuela?
35 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Mexico and Venezuela rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Mexico ranks 15th and Venezuela 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

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.