Australia vs Brazil: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Australia
10 events
in 2020
Brazil
14 events
in 2020
Australia rank
8th
Brazil rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 14 events against 10 events in Australia, a difference of 4 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Brazil ranks 5th of 156 countries.
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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.