Costa Rica vs Zambia: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Zambia
0 events
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
71st
Zambia rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Zambia
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Zambia, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1991 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Zambia ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6667 events | 0 events | 0.6667 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.625 events | 0.125 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.3333 events | 1 events | 0.6667 events | Zambia |
| 2020s | 0.2 events | 0.2 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 Zambia?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Zambia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zambia?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Zambia rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Zambia 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.