Italy vs United States: Global number of reported disasters by size
Italy
2 events
in 2025
United States
5 events
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
United States rank
2nd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Italy
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 5 events against 2 events in Italy, a difference of 3 events.
That makes United States's figure about 2.5 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 67 shared years of data; in 1906 it was United States ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and United States ranks 2nd of 202 countries.
Across the 13 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and United States in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | 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 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.3333 events | 0.2222 events | 0.1111 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.75 events | 0.25 events | United States |
| 1990s | 0.7778 events | 4 events | 3.22 events | United States |
| 2000s | 0.9 events | 4.7 events | 3.8 events | United States |
| 2010s | 0.9 events | 1.5 events | 0.6 events | United States |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 2.67 events | 0.5 events | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Italy or United States?
- United States, at 5 events against 2 events in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Italy and United States?
- 3 events, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and United States?
- 67 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Italy and United States rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Italy 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.