Japan vs United States: Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate
Japan
100 % change on previous year
in 2025
United States
0 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
United States rank
3rd
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 100 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in United States, a difference of 100 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1953 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 72 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | -100 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 0 % change on previous year | — |
| 1980s | -100 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | United States |
| 1990s | -100 % change on previous year | -41.67 % change on previous year | 58.33 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2000s | 38.1 % change on previous year | -14.32 % change on previous year | 52.41 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2010s | -66.67 % change on previous year | -12.5 % change on previous year | 54.17 % change on previous year | United States |
| 2020s | 40 % change on previous year | 13.33 % change on previous year | 26.67 % change on previous year | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate, Japan or United States?
- Japan, at 100 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate between Japan and United States?
- 100 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate?
- Japan ranks 1st and United States ranks 3rd of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Global number of reported disasters by size. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.