El Salvador vs Malawi: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Malawi
0.237 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
El Salvador rank
36th
Malawi rank
39th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Malawi
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi, a difference of 0.0628 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1969 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 39th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 4 and Malawi in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0559 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0559 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1980s | 4.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0799 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.09 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 1990s | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0067 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.25 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 3.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6237 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.1654 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2723 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.107 deaths per 100,000 people | Malawi |
| 2020s | 0.3611 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.32 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9552 deaths per 100,000 people | Malawi |
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 Malawi?
- El Salvador, at 0.2998 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people in Malawi as of 2024.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Malawi?
- 0.0628 deaths per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Malawi?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1969 to 2024.
- How do El Salvador and Malawi rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 36th and Malawi ranks 39th 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.