Chile vs Iran: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Iran
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
Iran rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Iran
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iran, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1948 it was Iran ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Iran ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Iran has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Iran | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Iran |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Iran |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.4286 events | 0.2857 events | Iran |
| 2000s | 0.4444 events | 1.22 events | 0.7778 events | Iran |
| 2010s | 0.75 events | 1 events | 0.25 events | Iran |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1.2 events | 0.2 events | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Chile or Iran?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Iran as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Iran?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iran?
- 46 years are reported by both, from 1948 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Iran rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Iran 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.