Colombia vs Dominican Republic: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
0.115 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Dominican Republic
0.112 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Colombia rank
58th
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- Dominican Republic
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.112 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.003 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1926 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and Dominican Republic ranks 59th of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 4 and Dominican Republic in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Dominican Republic | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | 14.67 deaths per 100,000 people | 13.3 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1960s | 0.0881 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0881 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 2.75 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.87 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 10.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1096 deaths per 100,000 people | 9.97 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.3065 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7301 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 0.3181 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.28 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9584 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.3943 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0596 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3348 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1508 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0867 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0641 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Colombia or Dominican Republic?
- Colombia, at 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.112 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 0.003 deaths per 100,000 people, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Dominican Republic?
- 41 years are reported by both, from 1926 to 2026.
- How do Colombia and Dominican Republic rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 58th and Dominican Republic ranks 59th 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.