Brazil vs Japan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Japan
2 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Japan rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Brazil
- Japan
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Japan, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 63 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Japan ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.4 events | 0.4 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 0.8889 events | 0.6667 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.3 events | 1.5 events | 1.2 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 1 events | 0.6 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 1.67 events | 0.5 events | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Brazil or Japan?
- Brazil, at 4 events against 2 events in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Brazil and Japan?
- 2 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Japan?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Japan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Brazil ranks 3rd 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.