Costa Rica vs Denmark: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Costa Rica
1 events
in 2020
Denmark
1 events
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
74th
Denmark rank
74th
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Costa Rica
- Denmark
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Denmark, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 74th and Denmark ranks 74th of 157 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Denmark in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Denmark | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 events | 1 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 6 events | 0 events | 6 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4 events | 1 events | 3 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Denmark |
| 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, Costa Rica or Denmark?
- Costa Rica, at 1 events against 1 events in Denmark as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Denmark?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Denmark rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Costa Rica ranks 74th and Denmark ranks 74th of 157 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.
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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.