Hong Kong, China vs Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong, China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2024
Hong Kong, China rank
130th
Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank
130th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Korea, Democratic People's Republic of
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 1987 it was Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 1990s | 0.9391 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0686 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8705 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.007 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4912 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4842 deaths per 100,000 people | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of |
| 2020s | 0.0267 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0267 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong, China or Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Korea, Democratic People's Republic of as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 1987 to 2021.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Korea, Democratic People's Republic of ranks 130th 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.