Indonesia vs United States: Global number of reported disasters by size
Indonesia
6 events
in 2025
United States
5 events
in 2025
Indonesia rank
1st
United States rank
2nd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Indonesia
- United States
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 6 events against 5 events in United States, a difference of 1 events.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1913 it was United States ahead.
Indonesia ranks 1st and United States ranks 2nd of 199 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0.6667 events | 0 events | 0.6667 events | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.2222 events | 0.1111 events | 0.1111 events | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.7 events | 1.1 events | 0.4 events | United States |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 3.7 events | 3.1 events | United States |
| 2000s | 2 events | 4.6 events | 2.6 events | United States |
| 2010s | 1.2 events | 1.5 events | 0.3 events | United States |
| 2020s | 2.83 events | 2.83 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Indonesia or United States?
- Indonesia, at 6 events against 5 events in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Indonesia and United States?
- 1 events, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and United States rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Indonesia ranks 1st 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.