France vs United States: Global number of reported disasters by size
France
2 events
in 2025
United States
5 events
in 2025
France rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- France
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5 events against 2 events in France, a difference of 3 events.
That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times France's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1909 it was United States ahead.
France ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, France averaged higher in 4 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | France |
| 1970s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | France |
| 1980s | 0.4 events | 1 events | 0.6 events | United States |
| 1990s | 0.9 events | 3.8 events | 2.9 events | United States |
| 2000s | 2.5 events | 4.7 events | 2.2 events | United States |
| 2010s | 1.7 events | 1.5 events | 0.2 events | France |
| 2020s | 3 events | 2.67 events | 0.3333 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 United States?
- United States, at 5 events against 2 events in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between France and United States?
- 3 events, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and United States?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1909 to 2025.
- How do France and United States rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- France ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd 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.