Indonesia vs USSR: Global number of reported disasters by size
Indonesia
6 events
in 2025
USSR
1 events
in 1991
Indonesia rank
1st
USSR rank
1st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Indonesia
- USSR
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 6 events against 1 events in USSR, a difference of 5 events.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 6.0 times USSR's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1930 it was USSR ahead.
Indonesia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 1 and USSR in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.6667 events | 0.2222 events | 0.4444 events | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | USSR |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Indonesia or USSR?
- Indonesia, at 6 events against 1 events in USSR as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Indonesia and USSR?
- 5 events, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and USSR?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 1991.
- How do Indonesia and USSR rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Indonesia ranks 1st and USSR ranks 1st 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.