Indonesia vs Peru: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Indonesia
19 events
in 2020
Peru
16 events
in 2020
Indonesia rank
2nd
Peru rank
4th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Indonesia
- Peru
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 19 events against 16 events in Peru, a difference of 3 events.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Peru ahead.
Indonesia ranks 2nd and Peru ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Indonesia has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 2 events | 0 events | 2 events | Indonesia |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 2 events | 1 events | 1 events | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 7 events | 2 events | 5 events | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 6 events | 1 events | 5 events | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 20 events | 3 events | 17 events | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 12 events | 4 events | 8 events | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 19 events | 16 events | 3 events | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Indonesia or Peru?
- Indonesia, at 19 events against 16 events in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Indonesia and Peru?
- 3 events, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2020.
- How do Indonesia and Peru rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Indonesia ranks 2nd 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.