Dominica vs United States Virgin Islands: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Dominica
93.41 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
United States Virgin Islands
7.36 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2017
Dominica rank
1st
United States Virgin Islands rank
6th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Dominica
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 93.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people in United States Virgin Islands, a difference of 86.05 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Dominica's figure about 12.7 times United States Virgin Islands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United States Virgin Islands ahead.
Dominica ranks 1st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Dominica averaged higher in 1 and United States Virgin Islands in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1990s | 1.44 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.65 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.21 deaths per 100,000 people | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 2010s | 93.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people | 86.05 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Dominica or United States Virgin Islands?
- Dominica, at 93.41 deaths per 100,000 people against 7.36 deaths per 100,000 people in United States Virgin Islands as of 2017.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Dominica and United States Virgin Islands?
- 86.05 deaths per 100,000 people, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and United States Virgin Islands?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2017.
- How do Dominica and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominica ranks 1st and United States Virgin Islands ranks 6th 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.