Japan vs Vietnam: Global number of reported disasters by size
Japan
2 events
in 2025
Vietnam
4 events
in 2025
Japan rank
5th
Vietnam rank
3rd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Japan
- Vietnam
How they compare
Vietnam currently reports 4 events against 2 events in Japan, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Vietnam's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 27 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 5th and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Vietnam in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Vietnam |
| 1980s | 0.4444 events | 0 events | 0.4444 events | Japan |
| 1990s | 0.8 events | 0.2 events | 0.6 events | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.5 events | 0.8 events | 0.7 events | Japan |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.4 events | 0.6 events | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.67 events | 2 events | 0.3333 events | Vietnam |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Japan or Vietnam?
- Vietnam, at 4 events against 2 events in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Japan and Vietnam?
- 2 events, with Vietnam ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Vietnam?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Vietnam rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Japan 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.