Spain vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
Spain
1 events
in 2025
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Spain rank
15th
Turkey rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Spain
- Turkey
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Turkey ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 1 and Turkey in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.4286 events | 1 events | 0.5714 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.5556 events | 1.67 events | 1.11 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1.25 events | 0.375 events | 0.875 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.8333 events | 1.33 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Spain or Turkey?
- Spain, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Spain and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Turkey?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2025.
- How do Spain and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Spain 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
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.