Costa Rica vs South Korea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
South Korea
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
South Korea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- South Korea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in South Korea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1963 it was South Korea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and South Korea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.4444 events | 0.2222 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.625 events | 0.375 events | 0.25 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1429 events | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | South Korea |
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 South Korea?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and South Korea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and South Korea 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.