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

55.98 million current united states dollars, with Madagascar ahead.

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

11 years are reported by both, from 2005 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.

Laos vs Madagascar: Direct disaster economic loss

Laos

287.21 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Madagascar

343.19 million current united states dollars

in 2018

Laos rank

36th

Madagascar rank

34th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Laos
Madagascar

How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 343.19 million current united states dollars against 287.21 million current united states dollars in Laos, a difference of 55.98 million current united states dollars.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Laos's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Madagascar ahead.

Laos ranks 36th 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	Laos	Madagascar	Difference	Ahead
2000s	73.81 million current united states dollars	934.54 million current united states dollars	860.73 million current united states dollars	Madagascar
2010s	150.45 million current united states dollars	417.27 million current united states dollars	266.81 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, Laos or Madagascar?: Madagascar, at 343.19 million current united states dollars against 287.21 million current united states dollars in Laos as of 2018.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Laos and Madagascar?: 55.98 million current united states dollars, with Madagascar ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and Madagascar?: 11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2016.
How do Laos and Madagascar rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Laos ranks 36th 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.

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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).