Australia vs Brazil: Global number of reported disasters by size
Australia
2 events
in 2025
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
Brazil rank
3rd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Australia
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Australia, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1967 it was Brazil ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
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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.