Afghanistan vs Thailand: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
0.575 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Thailand
0.5599 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
22nd
Thailand rank
24th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Thailand
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5599 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand, a difference of 0.0151 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 39 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 24th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 4 and Thailand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Thailand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.8816 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3334 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5482 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 1980s | 0.1467 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3124 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1657 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 1990s | 2.76 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1749 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.58 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 1.22 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2129 deaths per 100,000 people | Thailand |
| 2010s | 0.8457 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2354 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6103 deaths per 100,000 people | Afghanistan |
| 2020s | 2.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1377 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.51 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 Thailand?
- Afghanistan, at 0.575 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.5599 deaths per 100,000 people in Thailand as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Thailand?
- 0.0151 deaths per 100,000 people, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Thailand?
- 39 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do Afghanistan and Thailand rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 22nd and Thailand ranks 24th 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.