Costa Rica vs Paraguay: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Paraguay
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Paraguay rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Paraguay
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Paraguay, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 24 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Paraguay ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Paraguay ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Paraguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.6 events | 0 events | 0.6 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2857 events | 0.1429 events | 0.1429 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1429 events | 0 events | 0.1429 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 Paraguay?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Paraguay as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Paraguay?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Paraguay rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Paraguay 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.