Costa Rica vs Haiti: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
17,833 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Haiti
19,353 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Costa Rica rank
17th
Haiti rank
16th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Haiti
How they compare
Haiti currently reports 19,353 affected per 100,000 people against 17,833 affected per 100,000 people in Costa Rica, a difference of 1,520 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Haiti's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Haiti ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and Haiti ranks 16th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and Haiti in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Haiti | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,194 affected per 100,000 people | 1,363 affected per 100,000 people | 168.87 affected per 100,000 people | Haiti |
| 2010s | 708.96 affected per 100,000 people | 12,575 affected per 100,000 people | 11,866 affected per 100,000 people | Haiti |
| 2020s | 9,934 affected per 100,000 people | 5,547 affected per 100,000 people | 4,387 affected per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
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 Haiti?
- Haiti, at 19,353 affected per 100,000 people against 17,833 affected per 100,000 people in Costa Rica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Haiti?
- 1,520 affected per 100,000 people, with Haiti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Haiti?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Costa Rica and Haiti rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and Haiti ranks 16th 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.