Australia vs Vietnam: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Australia
10 events
in 2020
Vietnam
12 events
in 2020
Australia rank
8th
Vietnam rank
7th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Australia
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 12 events against 10 events in Australia, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Vietnam ahead.
Australia ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 7th of 156 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Vietnam in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 4 events | 2 events | 2 events | Australia |
| 2000s | 20 events | 8 events | 12 events | Australia |
| 2010s | 4 events | 4 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 10 events | 12 events | 2 events | Vietnam |
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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 12 events against 10 events in Australia as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Australia and Vietnam?
- 2 events, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Vietnam?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2020.
- How do Australia and Vietnam rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Australia ranks 8th and Vietnam ranks 7th 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.