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 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 3 and Brazil in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.1429 events | 0 events | 0.1429 events | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.4444 events | 0.2222 events | 0.2222 events | Australia |
| 2000s | 2 events | 0.3 events | 1.7 events | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 1.33 events | 2.17 events | 0.8333 events | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Australia or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 4 events against 2 events in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Australia and Brazil?
- 2 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Brazil?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Brazil rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Australia ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 200 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. 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.