Costa Rica vs East Timor: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
17,833 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
East Timor
10,641 affected per 100,000 people
in 2021
Costa Rica rank
17th
East Timor rank
20th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- East Timor
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 17,833 affected per 100,000 people against 10,641 affected per 100,000 people in East Timor, a difference of 7,192 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.7 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2001 it was East Timor ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 17th and East Timor ranks 20th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 1 and East Timor in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 184.57 affected per 100,000 people | 129.3 affected per 100,000 people | 55.27 affected per 100,000 people | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 805.44 affected per 100,000 people | 4,968 affected per 100,000 people | 4,162 affected per 100,000 people | East Timor |
| 2020s | 2,225 affected per 100,000 people | 5,665 affected per 100,000 people | 3,440 affected per 100,000 people | East Timor |
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 East Timor?
- Costa Rica, at 17,833 affected per 100,000 people against 10,641 affected per 100,000 people in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and East Timor?
- 7,192 affected per 100,000 people, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and East Timor?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Costa Rica and East Timor rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 17th and East Timor ranks 20th 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.