Hong Kong vs Samoa: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Samoa
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2018
Hong Kong rank
130th
Samoa rank
130th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Samoa
How they compare
Hong Kong currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Samoa ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 130th and Samoa ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 69.25 deaths per 100,000 people | 67.08 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.328 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.328 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong |
| 1990s | 0.3909 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.68 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.28 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.27 deaths per 100,000 people | 77.27 deaths per 100,000 people | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
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 or Samoa?
- Hong Kong, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Samoa?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2018.
- How do Hong Kong and Samoa rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 130th and Samoa 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.