Japan vs Peru: Global number of reported disasters by size
Japan
2 events
in 2025
Peru
2 events
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Peru rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Japan
- Peru
How they compare
Japan currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Peru, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 26 times across 68 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Peru ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Peru ranks 5th of 202 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Peru in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 events | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | Peru |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.2 events | 0.3 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0.1 events | 0.9 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.6 events | 0.3 events | 1.3 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.4 events | 0.6 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.67 events | 2.67 events | 1 events | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Japan or Peru?
- Japan, at 2 events against 2 events in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Japan and Peru?
- 0 events, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Peru?
- 68 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Peru rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Japan ranks 5th and Peru ranks 5th 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.