Taiwan vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan rank
17th
Turkey rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Taiwan
- Turkey
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Turkey ahead.
Taiwan ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Turkey has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 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 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.5714 events | 1 events | 0.4286 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.6 events | 1.6 events | 1 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.2857 events | 0.4286 events | 0.1429 events | Turkey |
| 2020s | 1.17 events | 1.33 events | 0.1667 events | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Taiwan or Turkey?
- Taiwan, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Taiwan and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkey?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Taiwan ranks 17th and Turkey ranks 17th of 202 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.