Myanmar vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size

Myanmar
1 events
in 2025
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Myanmar rank
15th
Turkey rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Myanmar
  • Turkey
01234190019622025

How they compare

Myanmar currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Turkey ahead.

Myanmar ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Myanmar Turkey Difference Ahead
1940s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0.4286 events 0.4286 events Turkey
1980s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1990s 0.2 events 0.8 events 0.6 events Turkey
2000s 0 events 1.5 events 1.5 events Turkey
2010s 0.125 events 0.375 events 0.25 events Turkey
2020s 0.2 events 1.4 events 1.2 events Turkey

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Myanmar or Turkey?
Myanmar, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Myanmar and Turkey?
0 events, with Myanmar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Myanmar and Turkey?
37 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
How do Myanmar and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Myanmar ranks 15th and Turkey 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.