Chile vs Turkey: Global number of reported disasters by size
Chile
1 events
in 2025
Turkey
1 events
in 2025
Chile rank
15th
Turkey rank
15th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Chile
- Turkey
How they compare
Chile currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Turkey, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Turkey ahead.
Chile ranks 15th and Turkey ranks 15th of 199 countries.
Across the 11 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chile | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1930s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1940s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Chile |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0.2 events | 0.2 events | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.4444 events | 1.78 events | 1.33 events | Turkey |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0.4286 events | 0.5714 events | Chile |
| 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 Turkey?
- Chile, at 1 events against 1 events in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Chile and Turkey?
- 0 events, with Chile ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Turkey?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2025.
- How do Chile and Turkey rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Chile ranks 15th and Turkey 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.