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

85.77 million current united states dollars, with Ecuador ahead.

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

13 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.

Ecuador vs Laos: Direct disaster economic loss

Ecuador

372.98 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Laos

287.21 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Ecuador rank

33rd

Laos rank

36th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Ecuador
Laos

How they compare

Ecuador currently reports 372.98 million current united states dollars against 287.21 million current united states dollars in Laos, a difference of 85.77 million current united states dollars.

That makes Ecuador's figure about 1.3 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 33rd and Laos ranks 36th of 130 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ecuador	Laos	Difference	Ahead
2000s	39.21 million current united states dollars	73.81 million current united states dollars	34.60 million current united states dollars	Laos
2010s	94.26 million current united states dollars	150.45 million current united states dollars	56.19 million current united states dollars	Laos
2020s	309.98 million current united states dollars	168.47 million current united states dollars	141.52 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 Laos?: Ecuador, at 372.98 million current united states dollars against 287.21 million current united states dollars in Laos as of 2024.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Ecuador and Laos?: 85.77 million current united states dollars, with Ecuador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Laos?: 13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2024.
How do Ecuador and Laos rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Ecuador ranks 33rd and Laos ranks 36th 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).