Hong Kong, China vs Sweden: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong, China
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Hong Kong, China rank
130th
Sweden rank
130th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Sweden
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Sweden ranks 130th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.4288 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0788 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.35 deaths per 100,000 people | Hong Kong, China |
| 1980s | 0.0371 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1317 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0946 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0302 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0339 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0036 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 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 Sweden?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong, China and Sweden?
- 0 deaths per 100,000 people, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Sweden?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Sweden rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 130th and Sweden 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.