Chile vs Madagascar: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Madagascar
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
Madagascar rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Madagascar
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Madagascar ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Madagascar ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 3 and Madagascar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.625 events | 0.125 events | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.7778 events | 0.2222 events | 0.5556 events | Chile |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0.8 events | 0.2 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 Madagascar?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Madagascar as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Madagascar?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Madagascar?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Madagascar rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Madagascar 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.