Costa Rica vs South Africa: Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual

Costa Rica
0 % change on previous year
in 2022
South Africa
0 % change on previous year
in 2024
Costa Rica rank
37th
South Africa rank
37th

Climate related disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable) … annual over time

  • Costa Rica
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in South Africa, a difference of 0 % change on previous year.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 17 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 37th of 131 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Costa Rica South Africa Difference Ahead
1990s 50 % change on previous year 62.5 % change on previous year 12.5 % change on previous year South Africa
2000s 41.67 % change on previous year -6.11 % change on previous year 47.78 % change on previous year Costa Rica
2010s -25 % change on previous year 108.33 % change on previous year 133.33 % change on previous year South Africa
2020s 0 % change on previous year 44.44 % change on previous year 44.44 % change on previous year South Africa

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total, Costa Rica or South Africa?
Costa Rica, at 0 % change on previous year against 0 % change on previous year in South Africa as of 2022.
What is the difference in climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total between Costa Rica and South Africa?
0 % change on previous year, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and South Africa?
17 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2022.
How do Costa Rica and South Africa rank globally for climate related disasters frequency, number of disasters: total?
Costa Rica ranks 37th and South Africa ranks 37th of 131 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable), annual growth rate
Unit
% change on previous year
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
131 places, 2,810 data points, 1981–2025
Last refreshed

The year-on-year percentage change in Climate related disasters frequency, Number of Disasters: TOTAL, Number (Not Applicable). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.