Bangladesh vs Belgium: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Belgium
0.0171 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
108th
Belgium rank
106th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Belgium
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 0.0171 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people in Bangladesh, a difference of 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Belgium's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Belgium ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 108th and Belgium ranks 106th of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 6 and Belgium in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Belgium | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1960s | 0.1433 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1433 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 1970s | 0.2506 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2506 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0068 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.77 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 0.6003 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.037 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5633 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 0.8474 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0134 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.834 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 0.0572 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.018 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0391 deaths per 100,000 people | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 0.075 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0928 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0178 deaths per 100,000 people | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Bangladesh or Belgium?
- Belgium, at 0.0171 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Belgium?
- 0.0012 deaths per 100,000 people, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Belgium?
- 29 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Belgium rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 108th and Belgium ranks 106th 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.