Guatemala vs South Sudan: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Guatemala
0.1819 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
South Sudan
0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Guatemala rank
45th
South Sudan rank
46th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guatemala
- South Sudan
How they compare
Guatemala currently reports 0.1819 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0178 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Guatemala ahead.
Guatemala ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Guatemala has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guatemala | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3921 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0964 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2957 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2010s | 0.3897 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0233 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
| 2020s | 0.3231 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0457 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2774 deaths per 100,000 people | Guatemala |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Guatemala or South Sudan?
- Guatemala, at 0.1819 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Guatemala and South Sudan?
- 0.0178 deaths per 100,000 people, with Guatemala ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guatemala and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Guatemala and South Sudan rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Guatemala ranks 45th and South Sudan ranks 46th 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.