Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters was 0 people in 2019. ▬ Flat
Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Costa Rica, 1973–2019
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in people.
Analysis
In 2019, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Costa Rica stood at 0 people. That is the highest value across all 5 years on record.
Over the whole period, annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Costa Rica peaked at 0 people in 1973 and was at its lowest, 0 people, in 1973.
That places Costa Rica 61st out of 78 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 1 |
| 1990s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
| 2010s | 0 people | 0 people | 0 people | 2 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
- 58 Honduras 10,300 people compare
- 59 Spain 3,671 people compare
- 60 Ecuador 3,165 people compare
- 61 Anguilla 0 people compare
- 61 Australia 0 people compare
- 61 Bangladesh 0 people compare
- 61 Brazil 0 people compare
- 61 Burundi 0 people compare
- 61 Canada 0 people compare
- 61 Chile 0 people compare
- 61 China 0 people compare
- 61 Hong Kong 0 people compare
- 61 Italy 0 people compare
- 61 Laos 0 people compare
- 61 Panama 0 people compare
- 61 Paraguay 0 people compare
- 61 Peru 0 people compare
- 61 Portugal 0 people compare
- 61 Thailand 0 people compare
- 61 United States 0 people compare
More reference data data for Costa Rica
- Spring temperature anomalies 0.2864 °C (2026)
- Summer temperature anomalies 0.8623 °C (2026)
- Temperature anomalies by month 0.1052 °C (2026)
- Universal right to vote in practice 2 (2025)
- Autumn temperature anomalies 0.3865 °C (2025)
- Winter temperature anomalies 0.3144 °C (2025)
- Consumer price index 143 2010 = 100 (2025)
- Universal right to vote 2 (2025)
- Competitive elections 1 (2025)
- Men's universal right to vote 1 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Costa Rica?
- Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters in Costa Rica was 0 people in 2019, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 0 people in 1973.
- What is the lowest annual number of people affected by all natural disasters recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 people in 1973.
- How does Costa Rica rank for annual number of people affected by all natural disasters?
- Costa Rica ranks 61st out of 78 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Costa Rica data come from?
- The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Annual number of people affected by all natural disasters. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 5 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Total number of people affected by a natural disaster.