Afghanistan vs Sudan: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.575 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Sudan
0.8362 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Sudan rank
19th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Sudan
How they compare
Sudan currently reports 0.8362 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.2612 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sudan's figure about 1.5 times Afghanistan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 19th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 5 and Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8816 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2166 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.665 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1467 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.69 deaths per 100,000 people | 98.54 deaths per 100,000 people | Sudan |
| 1990s | 7.12 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1845 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.94 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1008 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 0.7919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1352 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6567 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3666 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Sudan?
- Sudan, at 0.8362 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people in Afghanistan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 0.2612 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Sudan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Sudan rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Sudan ranks 19th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.