Chile vs France: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
France
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
France rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- France
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in France, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 43 shared years of data; in 1949 it was France ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and France ranks 15th of 200 countries.
France has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | France | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | France |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | France |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.7143 events | 0.5714 events | France |
| 2000s | 0.4444 events | 2.44 events | 2 events | France |
| 2010s | 0.7778 events | 1.78 events | 1 events | France |
| 2020s | 1 events | 2.8 events | 1.8 events | France |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Chile or France?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and France?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and France?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2025.
- How do Chile and France rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and France 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.