Brazil vs South Africa: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Brazil
0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
South Africa
0.029 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Brazil rank
89th
South Africa rank
91st
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Brazil
- South Africa
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Brazil's figure about 1.2 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 25 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1959 it was South Africa ahead.
Brazil ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 3 and South Africa in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.2264 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3185 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.092 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 1960s | 0.2312 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0208 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2103 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1970s | 0.1322 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0707 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0615 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 1980s | 0.1425 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2829 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1404 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.053 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1009 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0479 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2000s | 0.0569 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0618 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0049 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 0.0878 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0501 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0377 deaths per 100,000 people | Brazil |
| 2020s | 0.0891 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2139 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1248 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- Brazil, at 0.0342 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Brazil and South Africa?
- 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and South Africa?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1959 to 2026.
- How do Brazil and South Africa rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Brazil ranks 89th and South Africa ranks 91st 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.