Chile vs Philippines: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Philippines
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
Philippines rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Philippines
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Philippines, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1946 it was Chile ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Philippines ranks 15th of 200 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Philippines in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Philippines | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Chile |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 1.2 events | 1.2 events | Philippines |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.75 events | 0.75 events | Philippines |
| 1990s | 0.1429 events | 0.7143 events | 0.5714 events | Philippines |
| 2000s | 0.4444 events | 0.6667 events | 0.2222 events | Philippines |
| 2010s | 0.7778 events | 1.89 events | 1.11 events | Philippines |
| 2020s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Chile or Philippines?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Philippines as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Philippines?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Philippines?
- 51 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Philippines rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Philippines 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.