El Salvador vs Puerto Rico: Global number of reported disasters by size
El Salvador
1 events
in 2024
Puerto Rico
1 events
in 2025
El Salvador rank
17th
Puerto Rico rank
17th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- El Salvador
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
El Salvador ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, El Salvador or Puerto Rico?
- El Salvador, at 1 events against 1 events in Puerto Rico as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 0 events, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Puerto Rico?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do El Salvador and Puerto Rico rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- El Salvador ranks 17th and Puerto Rico ranks 17th of 202 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.