Brazil vs Indonesia: Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled

Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Indonesia
6 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
1st

Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled over time

  • Brazil
  • Indonesia
0246191319692025

How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 6 events against 4 events in Brazil, a difference of 2 events.

That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Indonesia ahead.

Brazil ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 1st of 200 countries.

Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Indonesia Difference Ahead
1950s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1960s 0 events 0 events 0 events
1970s 0 events 0.2 events 0.2 events Indonesia
1980s 0 events 0.7 events 0.7 events Indonesia
1990s 0.2 events 0.6 events 0.4 events Indonesia
2000s 0.3 events 2 events 1.7 events Indonesia
2010s 0.4 events 1.2 events 0.8 events Indonesia
2020s 2.17 events 2.83 events 0.6667 events Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled, Brazil or Indonesia?
Indonesia, at 6 events against 4 events in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled between Brazil and Indonesia?
2 events, with Indonesia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
65 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled?
Brazil ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 1st of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size, gaps filled
Unit
events
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
200 places, 8,195 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

Global number of reported disasters by size with 2,158 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.