Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Cameroon
1 events
in 2020
Costa Rica
1 events
in 2020
Cameroon rank
73rd
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Cameroon
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 events.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Cameroon ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 1 events | 6 events | 5 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 2 events | 4 events | 2 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 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 per decade, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
- Cameroon, at 1 events against 1 events in Costa Rica as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 0 events, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Cameroon ranks 73rd and Costa Rica ranks 73rd of 156 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 per decade. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.