Taiwan vs Turkiye: Global number of reported disasters by size
Taiwan
1 events
in 2025
Turkiye
1 events
in 2025
Taiwan rank
15th
Turkiye rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Taiwan
- Turkiye
How they compare
Taiwan currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkiye, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1924 it was Turkiye ahead.
Taiwan ranks 15th and Turkiye ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Turkiye has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Taiwan | Turkiye | 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 | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | Turkiye |
| 1990s | 0.2857 events | 1 events | 0.7143 events | Turkiye |
| 2000s | 0.8 events | 1.6 events | 0.8 events | Turkiye |
| 2010s | 0.2857 events | 0.4286 events | 0.1429 events | Turkiye |
| 2020s | 1.17 events | 1.33 events | 0.1667 events | Turkiye |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Taiwan or Turkiye?
- Taiwan, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkiye as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Taiwan and Turkiye?
- 0 events, with Taiwan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Taiwan and Turkiye?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1924 to 2025.
- How do Taiwan and Turkiye rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Taiwan ranks 15th and Turkiye 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.