France vs Portugal: Global number of reported disasters by size
France
2 events
in 2025
Portugal
2 events
in 2025
France rank
5th
Portugal rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- France
- Portugal
How they compare
France currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Portugal, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1909 it was Portugal ahead.
France ranks 5th and Portugal ranks 5th of 202 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | France |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | France |
| 2000s | 2.56 events | 0.6667 events | 1.89 events | France |
| 2010s | 2.29 events | 0.5714 events | 1.71 events | France |
| 2020s | 2.25 events | 1 events | 1.25 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, France or Portugal?
- France, at 2 events against 2 events in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between France and Portugal?
- 0 events, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Portugal?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 2025.
- How do France and Portugal rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- France ranks 5th and Portugal 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.
Individual pages
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.