Brazil vs Japan: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Brazil
14 events
in 2020
Japan
10 events
in 2020
Brazil rank
5th
Japan rank
8th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 14 events against 10 events in Japan, a difference of 4 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th of 156 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 4 events | 4 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 2 events | 8 events | 6 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 3 events | 15 events | 12 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 4 events | 10 events | 6 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 14 events | 10 events | 4 events | Brazil |
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 Japan?
- Brazil, at 14 events against 10 events in Japan as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Brazil and Japan?
- 4 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Japan ranks 8th 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.