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

20.03 million current united states dollars, with Madagascar ahead.

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

6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.

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.

Jamaica vs Madagascar: Direct disaster economic loss

Jamaica

323.16 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Madagascar

343.19 million current united states dollars

in 2018

Jamaica rank

35th

Madagascar rank

34th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Jamaica
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 343.19 million current united states dollars against 323.16 million current united states dollars in Jamaica, a difference of 20.03 million current united states dollars.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

Across all 6 years both countries report, Madagascar has been ahead every year.

Jamaica ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 34th of 130 countries.

Madagascar has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	65.04 million current united states dollars	696.82 million current united states dollars	631.78 million current united states dollars	Madagascar
2010s	774,219 current united states dollars	138.06 million current united states dollars	137.28 million current united states dollars	Madagascar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Jamaica or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 343.19 million current united states dollars against 323.16 million current united states dollars in Jamaica as of 2018.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Jamaica and Madagascar?: 20.03 million current united states dollars, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Madagascar?: 6 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2016.
How do Jamaica and Madagascar rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Jamaica ranks 35th and Madagascar ranks 34th 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.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Jamaica vs Madagascar: Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid, drawing on UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Retrieved 24 September 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/direct-disaster-economic-loss/jamaica/madagascar/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/direct-disaster-economic-loss/jamaica/madagascar/">Jamaica vs Madagascar: Direct disaster economic loss</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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).