Australia vs Japan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Australia
2 events
in 2025
Japan
2 events
in 2025
Australia rank
5th
Japan rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Australia
- Japan
How they compare
Australia currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Japan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1939 it was Japan ahead.
Australia ranks 5th and Japan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.1429 events | 0 events | 0.1429 events | Australia |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.375 events | 0.375 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 2 events | 1.5 events | 0.5 events | Australia |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 1 events | 0.6 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.33 events | 1.67 events | 0.3333 events | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Australia or Japan?
- Australia, at 2 events against 2 events in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Australia and Japan?
- 0 events, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1939 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Japan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Australia ranks 5th and Japan 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.