Cape Verde vs Costa Rica: Global number of reported disasters by size
Cape Verde
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Cape Verde rank
71st
Costa Rica rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Cape Verde
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Cape Verde currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1910 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Cape Verde ranks 71st and Costa Rica ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cape Verde | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Cape Verde |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0 events | 0 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, Cape Verde or Costa Rica?
- Cape Verde, 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 Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 0 events, with Cape Verde ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Costa Rica?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1910 to 2025.
- How do Cape Verde and Costa Rica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Cape Verde 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.