Chile vs China: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
China
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
China rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- China
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in China, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 50 shared years of data; in 1906 it was China ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and China ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and China in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | China |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.4286 events | 0.2857 events | China |
| 2000s | 0.4444 events | 1 events | 0.5556 events | China |
| 2010s | 0.7778 events | 0.4444 events | 0.3333 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1.4 events | 0.4 events | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Chile or China?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and China?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and China?
- 50 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Chile and China rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and China ranks 15th of 200 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.