Costa Rica vs Rwanda: Global number of reported disasters by size per decade
Costa Rica
1 events
in 2020
Rwanda
1 events
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
73rd
Rwanda rank
73rd
Global number of reported disasters by size per decade over time
- Costa Rica
- Rwanda
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 1 events against 1 events in Rwanda, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Rwanda 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 | Costa Rica | Rwanda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 6 events | 0 events | 6 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 4 events | 0 events | 4 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, Costa Rica or Rwanda?
- Costa Rica, at 1 events against 1 events in Rwanda as of 2020.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size per decade between Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Rwanda?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and Rwanda rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size per decade?
- Costa Rica ranks 73rd and Rwanda 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.