What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Chile and Guatemala?

220.83 million current united states dollars, with Chile ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guatemala?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Chile vs Guatemala: Direct disaster economic loss

Chile

602.66 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Guatemala

381.83 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Chile rank

26th

Guatemala rank

29th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Chile
Guatemala

How they compare

Chile currently reports 602.66 million current united states dollars against 381.83 million current united states dollars in Guatemala, a difference of 220.83 million current united states dollars.

That makes Chile's figure about 1.6 times Guatemala's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 26th and Guatemala ranks 29th of 130 countries.

Chile has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61.83 million current united states dollars	3.6 current united states dollars	61.83 million current united states dollars	Chile
2010s	434.30 million current united states dollars	162.54 million current united states dollars	271.76 million current united states dollars	Chile
2020s	579.91 million current united states dollars	422.46 million current united states dollars	157.44 million current united states dollars	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Chile or Guatemala?: Chile, at 602.66 million current united states dollars against 381.83 million current united states dollars in Guatemala as of 2024.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Chile and Guatemala?: 220.83 million current united states dollars, with Chile ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Guatemala?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Chile and Guatemala rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Chile ranks 26th and Guatemala ranks 29th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Direct disaster economic loss
Unit: current united states dollars
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).