Bangladesh vs Brazil: Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood

Bangladesh
11.86 million
in 2024
Brazil
2.59 million
in 2024
Bangladesh rank
2nd
Brazil rank
4th

Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Brazil
010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M198020022024

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 11.86 million against 2.59 million in Brazil, a difference of 9.27 million.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 4.6 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Bangladesh ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 135 countries.

Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Bangladesh Brazil Difference Ahead
1980s 15.37 million 1.09 million 14.28 million Bangladesh
1990s 5.25 million 39,724 5.21 million Bangladesh
2000s 5.86 million 429,117 5.44 million Bangladesh
2010s 3.31 million 319,874 2.99 million Bangladesh
2020s 5.16 million 945,294 4.21 million Bangladesh

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood, Bangladesh or Brazil?
Bangladesh, at 11.86 million against 2.59 million in Brazil as of 2024.
What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood between Bangladesh and Brazil?
9.27 million, with Bangladesh ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Brazil?
40 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Bangladesh and Brazil rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of people affected: flood?
Bangladesh ranks 2nd and Brazil ranks 4th of 135 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of People Affected: Flood (Not Applicable)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
135 places, 2,715 data points, 1980–2025
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