Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica

Costa Rica: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 1 index in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2022
All-time low
0.25 index
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica, 2005–2024

0.20.40.60.812005201420242005: 0.25 index2006: 0.25 index2007: 0.25 index2008: 0.25 index2009: 0.25 index2010: 0.8 index2011: 0.8 index2012: 0.8 index2013: 0.8 index2014: 0.82 index2015: 0.85 index2016: 0.93 index2017: 0.93 index2018: 0.93 index2019: 0.93 index2020: 0.93 index2021: 0.93 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

Costa Rica recorded 1 index for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in 2024. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.

That represents a change of up 22.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica peaked at 1 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.25 index, in 2005.

Costa Rica ranks 1st of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica, year by year

Annual values for Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica, 2005 to 2024.
Year index Change
2005 0.25 index
2006 0.25 index +0.0%
2007 0.25 index +0.0%
2008 0.25 index +0.0%
2009 0.25 index +0.0%
2010 0.8 index +220.0%
2011 0.8 index +0.0%
2012 0.8 index +0.0%
2013 0.8 index +0.0%
2014 0.82 index +2.5%
2015 0.85 index +3.7%
2016 0.93 index +9.4%
2017 0.93 index +0.0%
2018 0.93 index +0.0%
2019 0.93 index +0.0%
2020 0.93 index +0.0%
2021 0.93 index +0.0%
2022 1 index +7.5%
2023 1 index +0.0%
2024 1 index +0.0%

Costa Rica compared with similar countries

  • Costa Rica's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Costa Rica's 1 index is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.77 index, 1.3× the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.25 index 0.25 index 0.25 index 5
2010s 0.859 index 0.8 index 0.93 index 10
2020s 0.972 index 0.93 index 1 index 5

Countries ranked near Costa Rica

  1. 1 Algeria 1 index compare
  2. 1 Armenia 1 index compare
  3. 1 Colombia 1 index compare
  4. 1 Ethiopia 1 index compare
  5. 1 Germany 1 index compare
  6. 1 Japan 1 index compare
  7. 1 Malaysia 1 index compare
  8. 1 Mongolia 1 index compare
  9. 1 Montenegro 1 index compare
  10. 1 Peru 1 index compare
  11. 1 Philippines 1 index compare
  12. 1 Qatar 1 index compare
  13. 1 South Korea 1 index compare
  14. 1 Tajikistan 1 index compare
  15. 1 United Kingdom 1 index compare
  16. 1 Barbados 1 index compare
  17. 1 Canada 1 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica?
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Costa Rica was 1 index in 2024, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Costa Rica?
The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2022.
What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Costa Rica?
The lowest recorded value was 0.25 index in 2005.
How does Costa Rica rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
Costa Rica ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk rising or falling in Costa Rica?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk
Unit
index
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 680 data points, 2005–2025
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