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
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 157 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | France |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | France |
| 1980s | 0 events | 4 events | 4 events | France |
| 1990s | 2 events | 9 events | 7 events | France |
| 2000s | 3 events | 25 events | 22 events | France |
| 2010s | 4 events | 17 events | 13 events | France |
| 2020s | 14 events | 18 events | 4 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Brazil or France?
- France, at 18 events against 14 events in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Brazil and France?
- 4 events, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Brazil ranks 5th and France ranks 3rd of 157 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.