Brazil vs Italy: Global number of reported disasters by size
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Italy
2 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Italy rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Brazil
- Italy
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Italy, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 53 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Italy ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Italy ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.2857 events | 0.2857 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.875 events | 0.625 events | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.3 events | 0.9 events | 0.6 events | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 0.9 events | 0.5 events | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 2.17 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Brazil or Italy?
- Brazil, at 4 events against 2 events in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Brazil and Italy?
- 2 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Italy?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Italy rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Brazil ranks 3rd 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.