United States of America vs Uruguay: Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP
United States of America
0.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
0.0%
in 2023
United States of America rank
18th
Uruguay rank
17th
Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP over time
- United States of America
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 0.0% against 0.0% in United States of America, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Uruguay ahead.
United States of America ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 74 countries.
Uruguay has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | United States of America | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 0.4% | 0.4% | Uruguay |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | Uruguay |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.2% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.1% | 0.1% | Uruguay |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp, United States of America or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 0.0% against 0.0% in United States of America as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp between United States of America and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for United States of America and Uruguay?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2023.
- How do United States of America and Uruguay rank globally for annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of gdp?
- United States of America ranks 18th and Uruguay ranks 17th of 74 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); National statistical organizations and central banks, OECD national accounts, and World Bank staff estimates (2026) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Annual economic damages from all natural disasters as a share of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total economic damages from natural disasters as a share of GDP.