Australia vs France: Global number of reported disasters by size
Australia
2 events
in 2025
France
2 events
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
France rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Australia
- France
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 events against 2 events in France, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1967 it was France ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and France ranks 5th of 202 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | France |
| 1970s | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | France |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0.9 events | 0.4 events | France |
| 2000s | 2.1 events | 2.5 events | 0.4 events | France |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 1.7 events | 1.3 events | France |
| 2020s | 1.33 events | 3 events | 1.67 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Australia or France?
- Australia, at 2 events against 2 events in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Australia and France?
- 0 events, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and France?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1967 to 2025.
- How do Australia and France rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Australia ranks 5th and France ranks 5th of 202 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.