What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Chile and Costa Rica?

76.90 million current united states dollars, with Costa Rica ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?

20 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Chile vs Costa Rica: Direct disaster economic loss

Chile

602.66 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Costa Rica

679.56 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Chile rank

26th

Costa Rica rank

24th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Chile
Costa Rica

How they compare

Costa Rica currently reports 679.56 million current united states dollars against 602.66 million current united states dollars in Chile, a difference of 76.90 million current united states dollars.

That makes Costa Rica's figure about 1.1 times Chile's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 20 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Costa Rica ahead.

Chile ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 24th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Chile averaged higher in 2 and Costa Rica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Chile	Costa Rica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61.83 million current united states dollars	267.12 million current united states dollars	205.29 million current united states dollars	Costa Rica
2010s	434.30 million current united states dollars	141.56 million current united states dollars	292.74 million current united states dollars	Chile
2020s	579.91 million current united states dollars	259.85 million current united states dollars	320.06 million current united states dollars	Chile

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Chile or Costa Rica?: Costa Rica, at 679.56 million current united states dollars against 602.66 million current united states dollars in Chile as of 2024.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Chile and Costa Rica?: 76.90 million current united states dollars, with Costa Rica ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Chile and Costa Rica?: 20 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Chile and Costa Rica rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Chile ranks 26th and Costa Rica ranks 24th 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).