What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Cameroon and South Korea?

44.70 million current united states dollars, with South Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Korea?

9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.

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.

Cameroon vs South Korea: Direct disaster economic loss

Cameroon

670.45 million current united states dollars

in 2019

South Korea

715.14 million current united states dollars

in 2023

Cameroon rank

25th

South Korea rank

23rd

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Cameroon
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 715.14 million current united states dollars against 670.45 million current united states dollars in Cameroon, a difference of 44.70 million current united states dollars.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Cameroon's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was South Korea ahead.

Cameroon ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd of 130 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Cameroon averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Cameroon	South Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.01 million current united states dollars	65.39 million current united states dollars	46.38 million current united states dollars	South Korea
2010s	139.94 million current united states dollars	51.85 million current united states dollars	88.09 million current united states dollars	Cameroon

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Cameroon or South Korea?: South Korea, at 715.14 million current united states dollars against 670.45 million current united states dollars in Cameroon as of 2023.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Cameroon and South Korea?: 44.70 million current united states dollars, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and South Korea?: 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2019.
How do Cameroon and South Korea rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Cameroon ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 23rd 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).