Australia vs Thailand: Natural disasters by decadal size
Australia
9
in 2020
Thailand
10
in 2020
Australia rank
11th
Thailand rank
9th
Natural disasters by decadal size over time
- Australia
- Thailand
How they compare
Thailand currently reports 10 against 9 in Australia, a difference of 1.
That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Australia ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th of 157 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1970s | 1 | 0 | 1 | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 | 1 | 1 | Thailand |
| 1990s | 5 | 2 | 3 | Australia |
| 2000s | 21 | 7 | 14 | Australia |
| 2010s | 4 | 3 | 1 | Australia |
| 2020s | 9 | 10 | 1 | Thailand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher natural disasters by decadal size, Australia or Thailand?
- Thailand, at 10 against 9 in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in natural disasters by decadal size between Australia and Thailand?
- 1, with Thailand ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Thailand rank globally for natural disasters by decadal size?
- Australia ranks 11th and Thailand ranks 9th 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.