Argentina vs Chile: Global number of reported disasters by size
Argentina
1 events
in 2025
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Argentina rank
17th
Chile rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Argentina
- Chile
How they compare
Argentina currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Chile, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1958 it was Chile ahead.
Argentina ranks 17th and Chile ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 4 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Argentina | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Argentina |
| 1980s | 0.1429 events | 0 events | 0.1429 events | Argentina |
| 1990s | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | Argentina |
| 2000s | 0.8889 events | 0.4444 events | 0.4444 events | Argentina |
| 2010s | 0.1111 events | 0.7778 events | 0.6667 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 0.6 events | 1 events | 0.4 events | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Argentina or Chile?
- Argentina, at 1 events against 1 events in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Argentina and Chile?
- 0 events, with Argentina ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Chile?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1958 to 2025.
- How do Argentina and Chile rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Argentina ranks 17th and Chile ranks 17th of 202 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. 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.