Italy vs Thailand: Global number of reported disasters by size
Italy
2 events
in 2025
Thailand
2 events
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Thailand rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Italy
- Thailand
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Thailand, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 18 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1962 it was Thailand ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and Thailand ranks 5th of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.4286 events | 0 events | 0.4286 events | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.75 events | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9 events | 0.7 events | 0.2 events | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.8889 events | 0.3333 events | 0.5556 events | Italy |
| 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 Thailand?
- Italy, at 2 events against 2 events in Thailand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Italy and Thailand?
- 0 events, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Thailand?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Thailand rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Italy ranks 5th and Thailand 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.