Australia vs Italy: Global number of reported disasters by size
Australia
2 events
in 2025
Italy
2 events
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
Italy rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Australia
- Italy
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Italy, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1944 it was Italy ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Italy ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Italy in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.4444 events | 0.7778 events | 0.3333 events | Italy |
| 2000s | 2 events | 0.9 events | 1.1 events | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 0.9 events | 0.5 events | Italy |
| 2020s | 1.33 events | 2.17 events | 0.8333 events | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Australia or Italy?
- Australia, at 2 events against 2 events in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Australia and Italy?
- 0 events, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Italy?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1944 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Italy rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Australia ranks 5th and Italy ranks 5th of 199 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.