Brazil vs Indonesia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Indonesia
6 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Indonesia rank
1st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Brazil
- Indonesia
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 6 events against 4 events in Brazil, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.5 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 58 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Indonesia ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Indonesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.7 events | 0.7 events | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 0.5556 events | 0.3333 events | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 0.3 events | 2 events | 1.7 events | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 1.2 events | 0.8 events | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 2.83 events | 0.6667 events | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Brazil or Indonesia?
- Indonesia, at 6 events against 4 events in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Brazil and Indonesia?
- 2 events, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Indonesia?
- 58 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Indonesia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Indonesia ranks 1st 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.