Cameroon vs Costa Rica: Global number of reported disasters by size

Cameroon
0 events
in 2024
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Cameroon rank
66th
Costa Rica rank
66th

Global number of reported disasters by size over time

  • Cameroon
  • Costa Rica
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Costa Rica, a difference of 0 events.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Cameroon ahead.

Cameroon ranks 66th and Costa Rica ranks 66th of 199 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cameroon Costa Rica Difference Ahead
1980s 1 events 0 events 1 events Cameroon
1990s 0.25 events 0.75 events 0.5 events Costa Rica
2000s 0.3333 events 0.5 events 0.1667 events Costa Rica
2010s 0 events 0.2 events 0.2 events Costa Rica
2020s 0.3333 events 0.3333 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, Cameroon or Costa Rica?
Cameroon, at 0 events against 0 events in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Cameroon and Costa Rica?
0 events, with Cameroon ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Costa Rica?
19 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
How do Cameroon and Costa Rica rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
Cameroon 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

Indicator
Global number of reported disasters by size
Unit
events
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,037 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed

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.