Italy vs Vietnam: Global number of reported disasters by size
Italy
2 events
in 2025
Vietnam
4 events
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Vietnam rank
3rd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Italy
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Italy, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.0 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 24 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Vietnam ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Italy has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.4286 events | 0 events | 0.4286 events | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7778 events | 0.2222 events | 0.5556 events | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9 events | 0.8 events | 0.1 events | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9 events | 0.4 events | 0.5 events | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 2 events | 0.1667 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 Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 4 events against 2 events in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Italy and Vietnam?
- 2 events, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Vietnam?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Vietnam rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Italy ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.