Chile vs Lesotho: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Lesotho
1 events
in 2023
Chile rank
15th
Lesotho rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Lesotho
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Lesotho, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Lesotho ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Lesotho ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.75 events | 0 events | 0.75 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 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 Lesotho?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Lesotho?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Lesotho?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2023.
- How do Chile and Lesotho rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Lesotho 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.