France vs Peru: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
France
18 events
in 2020
Peru
16 events
in 2020
France rank
3rd
Peru rank
4th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- France
- Peru
How they compare
France currently reports 18 events against 16 events in Peru, a difference of 2 events.
That makes France's figure about 1.1 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Peru ahead.
France ranks 3rd and Peru ranks 4th of 157 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | France |
| 1970s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 4 events | 2 events | 2 events | France |
| 1990s | 9 events | 1 events | 8 events | France |
| 2000s | 25 events | 3 events | 22 events | France |
| 2010s | 17 events | 4 events | 13 events | France |
| 2020s | 18 events | 16 events | 2 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, France or Peru?
- France, at 18 events against 16 events in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between France and Peru?
- 2 events, with France ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2020.
- How do France and Peru rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- France ranks 3rd 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.