Brazil vs United States: Global number of reported disasters by size
Brazil
4 events
in 2025
United States
5 events
in 2025
Brazil rank
3rd
United States rank
2nd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5 events against 4 events in Brazil, a difference of 1 events.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1948 it was United States ahead.
Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | 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 | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | United States |
| 1980s | 0 events | 1.1 events | 1.1 events | United States |
| 1990s | 0.2222 events | 3.22 events | 3 events | United States |
| 2000s | 0.3 events | 4.6 events | 4.3 events | United States |
| 2010s | 0.4 events | 1.5 events | 1.1 events | United States |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 2.83 events | 0.6667 events | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Brazil or United States?
- United States, at 5 events against 4 events in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Brazil and United States?
- 1 events, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Brazil ranks 3rd and United States ranks 2nd 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.