Costa Rica vs New Caledonia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
New Caledonia
0 events
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
71st
New Caledonia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- New Caledonia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in New Caledonia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1955 it was New Caledonia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and New Caledonia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and New Caledonia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | New Caledonia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0 events | 1 events | 1 events | New Caledonia |
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 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 New Caledonia?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in New Caledonia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and New Caledonia?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and New Caledonia?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1955 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and New Caledonia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and New Caledonia 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.