Peru vs United States: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Peru
16 events
in 2020
United States
20 events
in 2020
Peru rank
4th
United States rank
1st
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Peru
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 20 events against 16 events in Peru, a difference of 4 events.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times Peru's.
Across all 11 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
Peru ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st of 156 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 11 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Peru | United States | 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 | 1 events | 1 events | United States |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | United States |
| 1980s | 2 events | 11 events | 9 events | United States |
| 1990s | 1 events | 37 events | 36 events | United States |
| 2000s | 3 events | 46 events | 43 events | United States |
| 2010s | 4 events | 15 events | 11 events | United States |
| 2020s | 16 events | 20 events | 4 events | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size per decade, Peru or United States?
- United States, at 20 events against 16 events in Peru as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Peru and United States?
- 4 events, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Peru and United States?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2020.
- How do Peru and United States rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Peru ranks 4th and United States ranks 1st 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.