Costa Rica vs Vanuatu: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Vanuatu
0 events
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
66th
Vanuatu rank
66th
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Vanuatu, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 21 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 66th and Vanuatu ranks 66th of 199 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 1990s | 0.8333 events | 0.5 events | 0.3333 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.5 events | 1 events | 0.5 events | Vanuatu |
| 2010s | 0 events | 0 events | 0 events | — |
| 2020s | 0.3333 events | 0 events | 0.3333 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 Vanuatu?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Vanuatu?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Vanuatu rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 66th and Vanuatu ranks 66th of 199 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.