United States vs Vietnam: Global number of reported disasters by size
United States
5 events
in 2025
Vietnam
4 events
in 2025
United States rank
2nd
Vietnam rank
3rd
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- United States
- Vietnam
How they compare
United States currently reports 5 events against 4 events in Vietnam, a difference of 1 events.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Vietnam's.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1952 it was United States ahead.
United States ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd of 202 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States | Vietnam | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | United States |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 1.11 events | 0 events | 1.11 events | United States |
| 1990s | 3.8 events | 0.2 events | 3.6 events | United States |
| 2000s | 4.7 events | 0.8 events | 3.9 events | United States |
| 2010s | 1.5 events | 0.4 events | 1.1 events | United States |
| 2020s | 2.67 events | 2 events | 0.6667 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, United States or Vietnam?
- United States, at 5 events against 4 events in Vietnam as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between United States and Vietnam?
- 1 events, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States and Vietnam?
- 55 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2025.
- How do United States and Vietnam rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- United States ranks 2nd and Vietnam ranks 3rd 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.