Belgium vs Costa Rica: Global number of reported disasters by size
Belgium
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Belgium rank
71st
Costa Rica rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Belgium
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 28 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Belgium ranks 71st and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5714 events | 0.7143 events | 0.1429 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.17 events | 0.3333 events | 0.8333 events | Belgium |
| 2010s | 0.5714 events | 0.1429 events | 0.4286 events | Belgium |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 0.2 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, Belgium or Costa Rica?
- Belgium, at 0 events against 0 events in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 0 events, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Costa Rica?
- 28 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Costa Rica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Belgium ranks 71st and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 202 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. 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.