Belize vs Brazil: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belize
2 events
in 2024
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Belize rank
5th
Brazil rank
3rd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belize
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Belize, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Belize's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 5th and Brazil ranks 3rd of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Belize |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Belize |
| 2000s | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.6667 events | 1.33 events | 0.6667 events | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Belize or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 4 events against 2 events in Belize as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belize and Brazil?
- 2 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Brazil?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2024.
- How do Belize and Brazil rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belize 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.