Botswana vs Costa Rica: Global number of reported disasters by size
Botswana
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Botswana rank
66th
Costa Rica rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Botswana
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Botswana ranks 66th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | 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 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.6667 events | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Botswana or Costa Rica?
- Botswana, 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 Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 0 events, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Costa Rica?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Botswana and Costa Rica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Botswana ranks 66th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 199 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.