Costa Rica vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Costa Rica
0.19 per 100,000 population
in 2024
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
0.16 per 100,000 population
in 2020
Costa Rica rank
94th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
96th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Costa Rica
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 0.19 per 100,000 population against 0.16 per 100,000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 0.03 per 100,000 population.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.2 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 94th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 96th of 140 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.43 per 100,000 population | 0.088 per 100,000 population | 0.342 per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 0.325 per 100,000 population | 0.084 per 100,000 population | 0.241 per 100,000 population | Costa Rica |
| 2020s | 46.72 per 100,000 population | 0.16 per 100,000 population | 46.56 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 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Costa Rica, at 0.19 per 100,000 population against 0.16 per 100,000 population in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 0.03 per 100,000 population, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Costa Rica and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 96th 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).