Nicaragua vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua rank
17th
Turkey rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Nicaragua
- Turkey
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Turkey ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 0.7778 events | 0.5556 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 1.75 events | 1.25 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | Turkey |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 1.33 events | 1 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Nicaragua or Turkey?
- Nicaragua, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Nicaragua and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Turkey?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2024.
- How do Nicaragua and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Nicaragua ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 17th of 202 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.