Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Ecuador
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Ecuador rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Ecuador
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Ecuador, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Ecuador ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Ecuador in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Ecuador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.625 events | 0.25 events | 0.375 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 0.1667 events | 0.3333 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1667 events | 0.6667 events | 0.5 events | Ecuador |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 1.2 events | 1 events | Ecuador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher global number of reported disasters by size, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Ecuador as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Ecuador ranks 71st of 202 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) β 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.