France vs Indonesia: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
France
18 events
in 2020
Indonesia
19 events
in 2020
France rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
2nd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- France
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 19 events against 18 events in France, a difference of 1 events.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Indonesia ahead.
France ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 2nd of 156 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and Indonesia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 2 events | 2 events | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | France |
| 1970s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 4 events | 7 events | 3 events | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 9 events | 6 events | 3 events | France |
| 2000s | 25 events | 20 events | 5 events | France |
| 2010s | 17 events | 12 events | 5 events | France |
| 2020s | 18 events | 19 events | 1 events | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, France or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 19 events against 18 events in France as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between France and Indonesia?
- 1 events, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Indonesia?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2020.
- How do France and Indonesia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- France ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.