Dominican Republic vs Republic of Korea: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Dominican Republic
0.112 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Republic of Korea
0.12 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Dominican Republic rank
59th
Republic of Korea rank
57th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Dominican Republic
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.112 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.008 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.
The two have swapped places 21 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1963 it was Dominican Republic ahead.
Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Republic of Korea ranks 57th of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 6 and Republic of Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominican Republic | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5243 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.12 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1970s | 25.62 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.305 deaths per 100,000 people | 25.31 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 1980s | 0.1253 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4045 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2793 deaths per 100,000 people | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3712 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6654 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2000s | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1573 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.29 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2010s | 0.0862 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.069 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0172 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
| 2020s | 0.0825 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0757 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0069 deaths per 100,000 people | Dominican Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Dominican Republic or Republic of Korea?
- Republic of Korea, at 0.12 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.112 deaths per 100,000 people in Dominican Republic as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Dominican Republic and Republic of Korea?
- 0.008 deaths per 100,000 people, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Republic of Korea?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1963 to 2025.
- How do Dominican Republic and Republic of Korea rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Dominican Republic ranks 59th and Republic of Korea ranks 57th 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.