Italy vs Peru: Global number of reported disasters by size
Italy
2 events
in 2025
Peru
2 events
in 2025
Italy rank
5th
Peru rank
5th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Italy
- Peru
How they compare
Italy currently reports 2 events against 2 events in Peru, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 57 shared years of data; in 1914 it was Peru ahead.
Italy ranks 5th and Peru ranks 5th of 200 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 5 and Peru in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.4286 events | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | Italy |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0.25 events | 0.25 events | Italy |
| 1990s | 0.7778 events | 0.1111 events | 0.6667 events | Italy |
| 2000s | 0.9 events | 0.3 events | 0.6 events | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.9 events | 0.4 events | 0.5 events | Italy |
| 2020s | 2.17 events | 2.67 events | 0.5 events | Peru |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Italy or Peru?
- Italy, at 2 events against 2 events in Peru as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Italy and Peru?
- 0 events, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Peru?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1914 to 2025.
- How do Italy and Peru rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Italy ranks 5th and Peru ranks 5th 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.