Philippines vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Philippines
1 events
in 2025
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Philippines rank
15th
Spain rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Philippines
- Spain
How they compare
Philippines currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Spain, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Spain ahead.
Philippines ranks 15th and Spain ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Philippines has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Philippines | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.75 events | 0 events | 0.75 events | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0.75 events | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Philippines |
| 2000s | 1.22 events | 0.5556 events | 0.6667 events | Philippines |
| 2010s | 1.7 events | 1.1 events | 0.6 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.8333 events | 0.1667 events | Philippines |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Philippines or Spain?
- Philippines, at 1 events against 1 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Philippines and Spain?
- 0 events, with Philippines ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Philippines and Spain?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Philippines and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Philippines 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.