Australia vs Japan: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Australia
10 events
in 2020
Japan
10 events
in 2020
Australia rank
8th
Japan rank
8th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 10 events against 10 events in Japan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 8th of 156 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 events | 4 events | 4 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 4 events | 8 events | 4 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 20 events | 15 events | 5 events | Australia |
| 2010s | 4 events | 10 events | 6 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 10 events | 10 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 10 events against 10 events in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Australia and Japan?
- 0 events, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Australia ranks 8th and Japan ranks 8th of 156 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 per decade. 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.