Chile vs Colombia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Colombia
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
Colombia rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Colombia
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Colombia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 47 shared years of data; in 1906 it was Colombia ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Colombia ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 10 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Colombia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Colombia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1900s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.125 events | 0.125 events | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.5714 events | 0.4286 events | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.4444 events | 0.6667 events | 0.2222 events | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.7778 events | 0.1111 events | 0.6667 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1.6 events | 0.6 events | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Chile or Colombia?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Colombia?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Colombia?
- 47 years are reported by both, from 1906 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Colombia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Colombia 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.