Costa Rica vs Papua New Guinea: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Papua New Guinea rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 31 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 4 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 events | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.75 events | 0.125 events | 0.625 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5556 events | 0.4444 events | 0.1111 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.25 events | 0 events | 0.25 events | Costa Rica |
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 Papua New Guinea?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea?
- 31 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Papua New Guinea rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Papua New Guinea 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.