Canada vs Chile: Global number of reported disasters by size
Canada
1 events
in 2025
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Canada rank
17th
Chile rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Canada
- Chile
How they compare
Canada currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Chile, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 20 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1922 it was Chile ahead.
Canada ranks 17th and Chile ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and Chile in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Chile | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Chile |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.375 events | 0 events | 0.375 events | Canada |
| 1990s | 0.4286 events | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.67 events | 0.4444 events | 1.22 events | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.25 events | 0.75 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Canada or Chile?
- Canada, at 1 events against 1 events in Chile as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Canada and Chile?
- 0 events, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Chile?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1922 to 2025.
- How do Canada and Chile rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Canada 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.