Brazil vs Puerto Rico: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Puerto Rico
0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Brazil rank
89th
Puerto Rico rank
90th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.1 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Brazil ranks 89th and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1031 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6912 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5881 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1970s | 0.1811 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5853 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4042 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.1253 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.0627 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0637 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0176 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2010s | 0.1107 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4025 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2918 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.1185 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3183 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1998 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Brazil or Puerto Rico?
- Brazil, at 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0033 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Puerto Rico rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 89th and Puerto Rico ranks 90th 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.