Chile vs Puerto Rico: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Puerto Rico
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
Puerto Rico rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Puerto Rico ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 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 | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 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 Puerto Rico?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Puerto Rico?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Puerto Rico rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Puerto Rico 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.