Chile vs El Salvador: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Chile rank
15th
El Salvador rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- El Salvador
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in El Salvador, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1965 it was El Salvador ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and El Salvador in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.2 events | 0 events | 0.2 events | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4286 events | 1.14 events | 0.7143 events | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 1.17 events | 0.5 events | 0.6667 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, Chile or El Salvador?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in El Salvador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and El Salvador?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and El Salvador?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2024.
- How do Chile and El Salvador rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and El Salvador ranks 15th of 199 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.