Australia vs Costa Rica: Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate
Australia
-100 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica
-100 % change on previous year
in 2025
Australia rank
22nd
Costa Rica rank
22nd
Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate over time
- Australia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Australia currently reports -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 72 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | -100 % change on previous year | -50 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | -79.37 % change on previous year | -33.33 % change on previous year | 46.03 % change on previous year | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | -50 % change on previous year | -100 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate, Australia or Costa Rica?
- Australia, at -100 % change on previous year against -100 % change on previous year in Costa Rica as of 2024.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate between Australia and Costa Rica?
- 0 % change on previous year, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Costa Rica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2011.
- How do Australia and Costa Rica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate?
- Australia ranks 22nd and Costa Rica ranks 22nd of 72 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Global number of reported disasters by size, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Global number of reported disasters by size. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.