Brazil vs Peru: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Brazil
14 events
in 2020
Peru
16 events
in 2020
Brazil rank
5th
Peru rank
4th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Brazil
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 16 events against 14 events in Brazil, a difference of 2 events.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1940 it was Peru ahead.
Brazil ranks 5th and Peru ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Peru |
| 1980s | 0 events | 2 events | 2 events | Peru |
| 1990s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Brazil |
| 2000s | 3 events | 3 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 4 events | 4 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 14 events | 16 events | 2 events | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Brazil or Peru?
- Peru, at 16 events against 14 events in Brazil as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Brazil and Peru?
- 2 events, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Peru?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1940 to 2020.
- How do Brazil and Peru rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Brazil ranks 5th and Peru ranks 4th of 157 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 per decade. 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.