Brazil vs Portugal: Global number of reported disasters by size
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Portugal
2 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Portugal rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Brazil
- Portugal
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Portugal, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Portugal ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Portugal ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Portugal in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Brazil |
| 2000s | 0.2222 events | 0.6667 events | 0.4444 events | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.4286 events | 0.5714 events | 0.1429 events | Portugal |
| 2020s | 2.5 events | 1 events | 1.5 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 Portugal?
- Brazil, at 4 events against 2 events in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Brazil and Portugal?
- 2 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Portugal?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Portugal rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Portugal 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.