Japan vs Thailand: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Japan
10 events
in 2020
Thailand
10 events
in 2020
Japan rank
8th
Thailand rank
8th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Japan
- Thailand
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10 events against 10 events in Thailand, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Thailand ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Thailand ranks 8th of 156 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 4 events | 0 events | 4 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 8 events | 2 events | 6 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 15 events | 7 events | 8 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 10 events | 3 events | 7 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 10 events | 10 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Japan or Thailand?
- Japan, at 10 events against 10 events in Thailand as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Japan and Thailand?
- 0 events, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Thailand?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Japan and Thailand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Japan ranks 8th 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.