Spain vs Venezuela: Global number of reported disasters by size

Spain
1 events
in 2025
Venezuela
1 events
in 2025
Spain rank
15th
Venezuela rank
15th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Spain
  • Venezuela
0123190719662025

How they compare

Spain currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Venezuela ahead.

Spain ranks 15th and Venezuela ranks 15th of 199 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Spain averaged higher in 3 and Venezuela in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Spain Venezuela Difference Ahead
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1980s 0.2 events 0.2 events 0 events
1990s 0.5 events 0.25 events 0.25 events Spain
2000s 0.4286 events 0.5714 events 0.1429 events Venezuela
2010s 1 events 0.1429 events 0.8571 events Spain
2020s 0.8333 events 0.5 events 0.3333 events Spain

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Spain or Venezuela?
Spain, at 1 events against 1 events in Venezuela as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Spain and Venezuela?
0 events, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Spain and Venezuela?
30 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
How do Spain and Venezuela rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Spain ranks 15th and Venezuela 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.