Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Costa Rica rank
130th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
128th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 130th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 128th of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 7 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.92 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0673 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1960s | 5 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0362 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.96 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0427 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0427 deaths per 100,000 people | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| 1980s | 0.4624 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0089 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4535 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 0.506 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0445 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4614 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 0.2716 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0175 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.254 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.1651 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.162 deaths per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.043 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0047 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0384 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 130th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 128th 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.