What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Australia and Uruguay?

32.33 million current united states dollars, with Uruguay ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?

16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Uruguay: Direct disaster economic loss

Australia

171.31 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Uruguay

203.64 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Australia rank

42nd

Uruguay rank

40th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Australia
Uruguay

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 203.64 million current united states dollars against 171.31 million current united states dollars in Australia, a difference of 32.33 million current united states dollars.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uruguay ahead.

Australia ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Uruguay in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0 current united states dollars	1.24 million current united states dollars	1.24 million current united states dollars	Uruguay
2010s	101.99 million current united states dollars	91.76 million current united states dollars	10.23 million current united states dollars	Australia
2020s	566.13 million current united states dollars	309.49 million current united states dollars	256.64 million current united states dollars	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Australia or Uruguay?: Uruguay, at 203.64 million current united states dollars against 171.31 million current united states dollars in Australia as of 2024.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Australia and Uruguay?: 32.33 million current united states dollars, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Uruguay?: 16 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2024.
How do Australia and Uruguay rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Australia ranks 42nd and Uruguay ranks 40th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Direct disaster economic loss
Unit: current united states dollars
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).