El Salvador vs Madagascar: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Madagascar
0.2536 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
El Salvador rank
36th
Madagascar rank
38th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Madagascar
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2536 deaths per 100,000 people in Madagascar, a difference of 0.0462 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Madagascar's.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1969 it was Madagascar ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 38th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Madagascar in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Madagascar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0559 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.19 deaths per 100,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 8.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7273 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.9 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6232 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.05 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3844 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.636 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1654 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2608 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0954 deaths per 100,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.3611 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2545 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1066 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Madagascar?
- El Salvador, at 0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2536 deaths per 100,000 people in Madagascar as of 2024.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 0.0462 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Madagascar?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Madagascar rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Madagascar ranks 38th 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.