Italy vs Japan: Global number of reported disasters by size
Italy
2 events
in 2025
Japan
2 events
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Japan rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Japan, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1905 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and Japan ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1910s | 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 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.375 events | 0 events | 0.375 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.7778 events | 0.8889 events | 0.1111 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.9 events | 1.5 events | 0.6 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.9 events | 1 events | 0.1 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 1.67 events | 0.5 events | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 2 events against 2 events in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Italy and Japan?
- 0 events, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1905 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Italy ranks 5th and Japan ranks 5th 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.