Costa Rica vs Djibouti: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
17,833 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Djibouti
16,900 affected per 100,000 people
in 2022
Costa Rica rank
17th
Djibouti rank
18th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Djibouti
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17,833 affected per 100,000 people against 16,900 affected per 100,000 people in Djibouti, a difference of 933 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Djibouti's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2001 it was Djibouti ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Djibouti ranks 18th of 167 countries.
Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Djibouti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,391 affected per 100,000 people | 13,328 affected per 100,000 people | 11,936 affected per 100,000 people | Djibouti |
| 2010s | 901.56 affected per 100,000 people | 11,625 affected per 100,000 people | 10,723 affected per 100,000 people | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 3,200 affected per 100,000 people | 13,426 affected per 100,000 people | 10,226 affected per 100,000 people | Djibouti |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Costa Rica or Djibouti?
- Costa Rica, at 17,833 affected per 100,000 people against 16,900 affected per 100,000 people in Djibouti as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Djibouti?
- 933 affected per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Djibouti?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2022.
- How do Costa Rica and Djibouti rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Djibouti ranks 18th of 167 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 People affected by 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
Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.