Australia vs Japan: Natural disasters by decadal size
Australia
9
in 2020
Japan
11
in 2020
Australia rank
11th
Japan rank
8th
Natural disasters by decadal size over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11 against 9 in Australia, a difference of 2.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1930 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 157 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 | 5 | 5 | Japan |
| 1990s | 5 | 10 | 5 | Japan |
| 2000s | 21 | 16 | 5 | Australia |
| 2010s | 4 | 10 | 6 | Japan |
| 2020s | 9 | 11 | 2 | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural disasters by decadal size, Australia or Japan?
- Japan, at 11 against 9 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in natural disasters by decadal size between Australia and Japan?
- 2, with Japan 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 natural disasters by decadal size?
- Australia ranks 11th and Japan ranks 8th of 157 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Natural disasters by decadal size. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.