Spain vs USSR: Global number of reported disasters by size
Spain
1 events
in 2025
USSR
1 events
in 1991
Spain rank
15th
USSR rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Spain
- USSR
How they compare
Spain currently reports 1 events against 1 events in USSR, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1956 it was USSR ahead.
Spain ranks 15th and USSR ranks 15th of 200 countries.
USSR has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Spain | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 2 events | 1.5 events | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Spain or USSR?
- Spain, at 1 events against 1 events in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Spain and USSR?
- 0 events, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and USSR?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 1991.
- How do Spain and USSR rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Spain ranks 15th and USSR 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.