Brazil vs Costa Rica: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Brazil
0.17 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Costa Rica
0.19 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Brazil rank
95th
Costa Rica rank
94th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Brazil
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.19 per 100,000 population against 0.17 per 100,000 population in Brazil, a difference of 0.02 per 100,000 population.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Brazil ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 140 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.096 per 100,000 population | 0.43 per 100,000 population | 0.334 per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.2063 per 100,000 population | 0.3788 per 100,000 population | 0.1725 per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 0.17 per 100,000 population | 0.19 per 100,000 population | 0.02 per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters, Brazil or Costa Rica?
- Costa Rica, at 0.19 per 100,000 population against 0.17 per 100,000 population in Brazil as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 0.02 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Costa Rica?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
- How do Brazil and Costa Rica rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Brazil ranks 95th and Costa Rica ranks 94th of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).