This dataset is the result of nation-wide surveys conducted in Italy and Sweden between August 5th and August 19th 2020. The survey explores the respondents' risk perception, preparedness, knowledge, and experience regarding a set of hazards, namely: epidemics, floods, droughts, earthquakes, wildfires, terror attacks, domestic violence, economic crises, and climate change. The survey is expected to be repeated in 2021 to investigate how responses change over time. The data files include the questionnaire survey (the Italian and Swedish versions as well as the English translation) and the dataset of all the answers to the survey. Each column in the dataset refers to an item in the survey (e.g. a question or a sub-question), and each row represent a single respondent. For additional information on the dataset, see Mondino et al. (2020). The dataset will be updated after the second round of surveys.