Italy vs Peru: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Italy
13 events
in 2020
Peru
16 events
in 2020
Italy rank
6th
Peru rank
4th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Italy
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 16 events against 13 events in Italy, a difference of 3 events.
That makes Peru's figure about 1.2 times Italy's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Peru ahead.
Italy ranks 6th and Peru ranks 4th of 157 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | 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 | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 3 events | 1 events | 2 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 4 events | 2 events | 2 events | Italy |
| 1990s | 7 events | 1 events | 6 events | Italy |
| 2000s | 9 events | 3 events | 6 events | Italy |
| 2010s | 9 events | 4 events | 5 events | Italy |
| 2020s | 13 events | 16 events | 3 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, Italy or Peru?
- Peru, at 16 events against 13 events in Italy as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Italy and Peru?
- 3 events, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Peru?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2020.
- How do Italy and Peru rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Italy ranks 6th 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.