Costa Rica vs Saudi Arabia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0 events
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
71st
Saudi Arabia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2002 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 events | 0.2 events | 0.4 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1429 events | 0.4286 events | 0.2857 events | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.5 events | 0.5 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 Saudi Arabia?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2002 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Saudi Arabia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Saudi Arabia 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.