What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Brazil and Uganda?

1.35 billion current united states dollars, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uganda?

10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Uganda: Direct disaster economic loss

Brazil

5.78 billion current united states dollars

in 2024

Uganda

4.43 billion current united states dollars

in 2022

Brazil rank

8th

Uganda rank

9th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Brazil
Uganda

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 5.78 billion current united states dollars against 4.43 billion current united states dollars in Uganda, a difference of 1.35 billion current united states dollars.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.3 times Uganda's.

Across all 10 years both countries report, Uganda has been ahead every year.

Brazil ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 9th of 130 countries.

Uganda has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Uganda	Difference	Ahead
2000s	6.16 million current united states dollars	90.02 million current united states dollars	83.86 million current united states dollars	Uganda
2010s	6.85 million current united states dollars	96.14 million current united states dollars	89.29 million current united states dollars	Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Brazil or Uganda?: Brazil, at 5.78 billion current united states dollars against 4.43 billion current united states dollars in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Brazil and Uganda?: 1.35 billion current united states dollars, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Uganda?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2014.
How do Brazil and Uganda rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Brazil ranks 8th and Uganda ranks 9th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator: Direct disaster economic loss
Unit: current united states dollars
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).