Brazil vs Spain: Global number of reported disasters by size
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
Spain
2 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
Spain rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Brazil
- Spain
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Spain, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Brazil's figure about 2.0 times Spain's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Spain ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and Spain ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Spain in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Spain |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 0.5556 events | 0.2222 events | Spain |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 1.1 events | 0.7 events | Spain |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 1 events | 1.17 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 Spain?
- Brazil, at 4 events against 2 events in Spain as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Brazil and Spain?
- 2 events, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Spain?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Spain rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and Spain 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.