What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Ecuador and Jamaica?

49.82 million current united states dollars, with Ecuador ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?

11 years are reported by both, from 2007 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.

Ecuador vs Jamaica: Direct disaster economic loss

Ecuador

372.98 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Jamaica

323.16 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Ecuador rank

33rd

Jamaica rank

35th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Ecuador
Jamaica

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 372.98 million current united states dollars against 323.16 million current united states dollars in Jamaica, a difference of 49.82 million current united states dollars.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.2 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Jamaica ahead.

Ecuador ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 35th of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Jamaica in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Jamaica	Difference	Ahead
2000s	19.77 million current united states dollars	65.04 million current united states dollars	45.27 million current united states dollars	Jamaica
2010s	106.81 million current united states dollars	774,219 current united states dollars	106.04 million current united states dollars	Ecuador
2020s	166.53 million current united states dollars	69.09 million current united states dollars	97.44 million current united states dollars	Ecuador

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Ecuador or Jamaica?: Ecuador, at 372.98 million current united states dollars against 323.16 million current united states dollars in Jamaica as of 2024.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Ecuador and Jamaica?: 49.82 million current united states dollars, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Jamaica?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Jamaica rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Ecuador ranks 33rd and Jamaica ranks 35th 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).