Chile vs Nicaragua: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Nicaragua
1 events
in 2024
Chile rank
15th
Nicaragua rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nicaragua ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0 events | 0.1429 events | Chile |
| 2000s | 0.4286 events | 0.4286 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.625 events | 0.125 events | 0.5 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 Nicaragua?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Nicaragua as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Nicaragua?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Nicaragua?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Chile and Nicaragua rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Nicaragua ranks 15th of 199 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.