Costa Rica vs Iceland: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Iceland
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
130th
Iceland rank
130th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Iceland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Iceland ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.5281 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2271 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.301 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.8208 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.844 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0232 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.829 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.1778 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1778 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.5926 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5926 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Iceland?
- Costa Rica, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Iceland?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Iceland rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Iceland ranks 130th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.