Costa Rica vs Zimbabwe: Global number of reported disasters by size
Costa Rica
0 events
in 2025
Zimbabwe
0 events
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
71st
Zimbabwe rank
71st
Global number of reported disasters by size over time
- Costa Rica
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0 events.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 16 shared years of data; in 1975 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 71st and Zimbabwe ranks 71st of 202 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 1 events | 0 events | 1 events | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.75 events | 0.25 events | 0.5 events | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1667 events | 0.1667 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 Zimbabwe?
- Costa Rica, at 0 events against 0 events in Zimbabwe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in global number of reported disasters by size between Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 0 events, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Zimbabwe?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 1975 to 2024.
- How do Costa Rica and Zimbabwe rank globally for global number of reported disasters by size?
- Costa Rica ranks 71st and Zimbabwe 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.