Brazil vs France: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade

Brazil
14 events
in 2020
France
18 events
in 2020
Brazil rank
5th
France rank
3rd

Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time

  • Brazil
  • France
0510152025190019602020

How they compare

France currently reports 18 events against 14 events in Brazil, a difference of 4 events.

That makes France's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.

Across all 9 years both countries report, France has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 5th and France ranks 3rd of 156 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
157 places, 1,277 data points, 1900–2020
Last refreshed

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.