Brazil vs Thailand: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Brazil
14 events
in 2020
Thailand
10 events
in 2020
Brazil rank
5th
Thailand rank
8th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Brazil
- Thailand
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 14 events against 10 events in Thailand, a difference of 4 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times Thailand's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 8th of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Thailand in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 2 events | 2 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 3 events | 7 events | 4 events | Thailand |
| 2010s | 4 events | 3 events | 1 events | Brazil |
| 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 Thailand?
- Brazil, at 14 events against 10 events in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Brazil and Thailand?
- 4 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Thailand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Thailand 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.