Japan vs Malaysia: Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies

Japan
100.0%
in 2024
Malaysia
100.0%
in 2025
Japan rank
1st
Malaysia rank
1st

Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies over time

  • Japan
  • Malaysia
020406080100200520152025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 100.0% against 100.0% in Malaysia, a difference of 0.0%.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 78 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Malaysia Difference Ahead
2010s 100.0% 77.8% 22.2% Japan
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 0.0% —

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies, Japan or Malaysia?
Japan, at 100.0% against 100.0% in Malaysia as of 2024.
What is the difference in share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies between Japan and Malaysia?
0.0%, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malaysia?
12 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malaysia rank globally for share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies?
Japan ranks 1st and Malaysia ranks 1st of 78 countries.
Where does this data come from?
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Share of local governments with disaster risk reduction strategies
Unit
%
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 762 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies (%).