Hong Kong, China vs Mexico: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong, China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Mexico
0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Hong Kong, China rank
130th
Mexico rank
129th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Mexico
How they compare
Mexico currently reports 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1937 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Mexico ranks 129th of 196 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 4 and Mexico in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 869.2 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.181 deaths per 100,000 people | 869.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1950s | 0.87 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.43 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1960s | 0.9848 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2595 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7252 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1970s | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2719 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7416 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.1586 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.61 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.45 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 1990s | 0.5577 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1977 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.36 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.0289 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0363 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0073 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2010s | 0.0092 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1986 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1894 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
| 2020s | 0.0089 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0689 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- Mexico, at 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, China as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Mexico?
- 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mexico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Mexico?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1937 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Mexico rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Mexico ranks 129th 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.