Costa Rica vs Lesotho: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Lesotho
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
130th
Lesotho rank
130th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Lesotho
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 5 and Lesotho in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1980s | 0.4624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4624 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.4209 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2431 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1777 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.1999 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1899 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1416 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2582 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1166 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.043 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.043 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 Lesotho?
- Costa Rica, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Lesotho?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Lesotho rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and Lesotho 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.