Costa Rica vs Fiji: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Fiji
0 events
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
71st
Fiji rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Fiji
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Fiji, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Fiji ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Fiji ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Fiji in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.8 events | 0 events | 0.8 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0.8 events | 0.4 events | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.1667 events | 0 events | 0.1667 events | Costa Rica |
| 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, Costa Rica or Fiji?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Fiji as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Fiji?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Fiji rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Fiji 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.