Spain vs Taiwan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Spain rank
15th
Taiwan rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Spain
- Taiwan
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1941 it was Taiwan ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and Taiwan ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Taiwan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Taiwan | 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 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.5714 events | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.5556 events | 0.7778 events | 0.2222 events | Taiwan |
| 2010s | 1.22 events | 0.5556 events | 0.6667 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 1.17 events | 0.3333 events | Taiwan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Spain or Taiwan?
- Spain, at 1 events against 1 events in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Spain and Taiwan?
- 0 events, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Taiwan?
- 40 years are reported by both, from 1941 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Taiwan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Spain ranks 15th and Taiwan 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.