Costa Rica vs Switzerland: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Switzerland
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Switzerland rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Switzerland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Switzerland, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Switzerland ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Switzerland ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Switzerland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1970s | 0.5 events | 0 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0.5 events | 0.5 events | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0.6667 events | 0 events | — |
| 2000s | 0.3333 events | 0.3333 events | 0 events | — |
| 2010s | 0.2 events | 0.6 events | 0.4 events | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 0.6 events | 0.4 events | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Switzerland?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Switzerland rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Switzerland 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.