Chile vs Iraq: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Iraq
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
Iraq rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Iraq
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Iraq, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Iraq ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Iraq ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Iraq |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.1667 events | 0.8333 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.4 events | 0.6 events | Chile |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Chile or Iraq?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Iraq?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Iraq?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Iraq rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Iraq 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.