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

39.40 million current united states dollars, with Bhutan ahead.

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

10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.

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.

Bhutan vs Uruguay: Direct disaster economic loss

Bhutan

243.04 million current united states dollars

in 2018

Uruguay

203.64 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Bhutan rank

37th

Uruguay rank

40th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Bhutan
Uruguay

How they compare

Bhutan currently reports 243.04 million current united states dollars against 203.64 million current united states dollars in Uruguay, a difference of 39.40 million current united states dollars.

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

The two have swapped places 3 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Uruguay ahead.

Bhutan ranks 37th and Uruguay ranks 40th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Bhutan	Uruguay	Difference	Ahead
2000s	498,150 current united states dollars	1.24 million current united states dollars	744,900 current united states dollars	Uruguay
2010s	323.08 million current united states dollars	94.48 million current united states dollars	228.59 million current united states dollars	Bhutan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Bhutan or Uruguay?: Bhutan, at 243.04 million current united states dollars against 203.64 million current united states dollars in Uruguay as of 2018.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Bhutan and Uruguay?: 39.40 million current united states dollars, with Bhutan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Uruguay?: 10 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2018.
How do Bhutan and Uruguay rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Bhutan ranks 37th 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).