Brazil vs France: Global number of reported disasters by size
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
France
2 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
France rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Brazil
- France
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 events against 2 events in France, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times France's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1949 it was France ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and France ranks 5th of 202 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | France |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | France |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | France |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 1 events | 0.7778 events | France |
| 2000s | 0.3 events | 2.5 events | 2.2 events | France |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 1.7 events | 1.3 events | France |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 3 events | 0.8333 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Brazil or France?
- Brazil, at 4 events against 2 events in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Brazil and France?
- 2 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and France?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and France rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Brazil ranks 3rd 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.