Costa Rica vs Mauritius: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Costa Rica
1 events
in 2020
Mauritius
1 events
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Mauritius rank
73rd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Costa Rica
- Mauritius
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Mauritius, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Mauritius ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Mauritius ranks 73rd of 156 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Mauritius in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mauritius | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 events | 2 events | 1 events | Mauritius |
| 1990s | 6 events | 2 events | 4 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4 events | 1 events | 3 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 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 Mauritius?
- Costa Rica, at 1 events against 1 events in Mauritius as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Costa Rica and Mauritius?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mauritius?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Mauritius rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Mauritius 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.
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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.