Costa Rica vs Ecuador: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters

Costa Rica
0.19 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Ecuador
0.2 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
94th
Ecuador rank
92nd

Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time

  • Costa Rica
  • Ecuador
0255075100200520142024

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 0.2 per 100,000 population against 0.19 per 100,000 population in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.01 per 100,000 population.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ecuador ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 92nd of 140 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Ecuador in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica Ecuador Difference Ahead
2000s 0.43 per 100,000 population 0.522 per 100,000 population 0.092 per 100,000 population Ecuador
2010s 0.325 per 100,000 population 0.497 per 100,000 population 0.172 per 100,000 population Ecuador
2020s 29.84 per 100,000 population 29.16 per 100,000 population 0.678 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, Costa Rica or Ecuador?
Ecuador, at 0.2 per 100,000 population against 0.19 per 100,000 population in Costa Rica as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Costa Rica and Ecuador?
0.01 per 100,000 population, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Ecuador?
20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Costa Rica and Ecuador rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
Costa Rica ranks 94th and Ecuador ranks 92nd 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

Indicator
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,067 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).