Colombia vs USSR: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Colombia
0.115 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
USSR
0.1254 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1991
Colombia rank
58th
USSR rank
55th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Colombia
- USSR
How they compare
USSR currently reports 0.1254 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia, a difference of 0.0104 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes USSR's figure about 1.1 times Colombia's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 15 shared years of data; in 1923 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 58th and USSR ranks 55th of 196 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | USSR | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 4.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.42 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1940s | 8.73 deaths per 100,000 people | 8.66 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0728 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1970s | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0026 deaths per 100,000 people | 1 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1980s | 9.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 8 deaths per 100,000 people | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.1771 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0742 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1028 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 USSR?
- USSR, at 0.1254 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.115 deaths per 100,000 people in Colombia as of 1991.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Colombia and USSR?
- 0.0104 deaths per 100,000 people, with USSR ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and USSR?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 1923 to 1991.
- How do Colombia and USSR rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Colombia ranks 58th and USSR ranks 55th 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.