Bulgaria vs Chile: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Bulgaria
5 events
in 2020
Chile
5 events
in 2020
Bulgaria rank
23rd
Chile rank
23rd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Bulgaria
- Chile
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 5 events against 5 events in Chile, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1920 it was Chile ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Chile ranks 23rd of 157 countries.
Bulgaria has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 4 events | 1 events | 3 events | Bulgaria |
| 2000s | 8 events | 4 events | 4 events | Bulgaria |
| 2010s | 8 events | 7 events | 1 events | Bulgaria |
| 2020s | 5 events | 5 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Bulgaria or Chile?
- Bulgaria, at 5 events against 5 events in Chile as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Bulgaria and Chile?
- 0 events, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Chile?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1920 to 2020.
- How do Bulgaria and Chile rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Bulgaria ranks 23rd and Chile ranks 23rd 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.