Hong Kong, China vs Lesotho: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong, China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Lesotho
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
130th
Lesotho rank
130th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Lesotho
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 14 shared years of data; in 1968 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Lesotho ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Lesotho in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Lesotho | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.7177 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7177 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.1733 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2642 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0909 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
| 1990s | 0.5543 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5543 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.0434 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0434 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.0134 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0134 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.0089 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0288 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0199 deaths per 100,000 people | Lesotho |
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 Lesotho?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Lesotho?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Lesotho?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 1968 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Lesotho rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Lesotho 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.