France vs Italy: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
France
18 events
in 2020
Italy
13 events
in 2020
France rank
3rd
Italy rank
6th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- France
- Italy
How they compare
France currently reports 18 events against 13 events in Italy, a difference of 5 events.
That makes France's figure about 1.4 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 13 shared years of data; in 1900 it was Italy ahead.
France ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th of 156 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 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 | 3 events | 2 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 4 events | 4 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 9 events | 7 events | 2 events | France |
| 2000s | 25 events | 9 events | 16 events | France |
| 2010s | 17 events | 9 events | 8 events | France |
| 2020s | 18 events | 13 events | 5 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, France or Italy?
- France, at 18 events against 13 events in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between France and Italy?
- 5 events, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Italy?
- 13 years are reported by both, from 1900 to 2020.
- How do France and Italy rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- France ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 6th 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.