Costa Rica vs Laos: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Laos
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Laos rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Laos
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Laos, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Laos ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Laos ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Laos in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.5714 events | 0 events | 0.5714 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.4 events | 0 events | 0.4 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 events | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | 0.2 events | Laos |
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 Laos?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Laos?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Laos?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Laos rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Laos 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.