Canada vs El Salvador: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Canada
5 events
in 2020
El Salvador
5 events
in 2020
Canada rank
23rd
El Salvador rank
23rd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Canada
- El Salvador
How they compare
Canada currently reports 5 events against 5 events in El Salvador, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 9 shared years of data; in 1930 it was El Salvador ahead.
Canada ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 156 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Canada |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Canada |
| 1980s | 3 events | 0 events | 3 events | Canada |
| 1990s | 5 events | 1 events | 4 events | Canada |
| 2000s | 16 events | 8 events | 8 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 2 events | 3 events | 1 events | El Salvador |
| 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, Canada or El Salvador?
- Canada, at 5 events against 5 events in El Salvador as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Canada and El Salvador?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and El Salvador?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 1930 to 2020.
- How do Canada and El Salvador rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Canada ranks 23rd and El Salvador ranks 23rd of 156 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.