Brazil vs United States: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters
Brazil
0 people
in 2025
United States
0 people
in 2025
Brazil rank
61st
United States rank
61st
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters over time
- Brazil
- United States
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0 people against 0 people in United States, a difference of 0 people.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 61st and United States ranks 61st of 78 countries.
Brazil has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 473,276 people | 0 people | 473,276 people | Brazil |
| 1990s | 5.70 million people | 0 people | 5.70 million people | Brazil |
| 2000s | 666,667 people | 0 people | 666,667 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 6.82 million people | 0 people | 6.82 million people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 225,500 people | 0 people | 225,500 people | Brazil |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual number of people affected by all natural disasters, Brazil or United States?
- Brazil, at 0 people against 0 people in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in annual number of people affected by all natural disasters between Brazil and United States?
- 0 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and United States rank globally for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Brazil ranks 61st and United States ranks 61st of 78 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.