Indonesia vs United States of America: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Indonesia
0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
United States of America
0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Indonesia rank
85th
United States of America rank
88th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Indonesia
- United States of America
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America, a difference of 0.0018 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 37 times across 77 shared years of data; in 1913 it was United States of America ahead.
Indonesia ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 12 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 10 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910s | 5.51 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6325 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.88 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1920s | 0.1714 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9312 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7597 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1930s | 0.0185 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4629 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4444 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1940s | 0.3307 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3307 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1950s | 0.427 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.163 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.264 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1960s | 1.88 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1969 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 0.3764 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1254 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2509 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1980s | 0.2059 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0904 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1155 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 1990s | 0.2793 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0874 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1919 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 2000s | 7.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1258 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 2010s | 0.3072 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2185 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 0.1491 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1199 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0292 deaths per 100,000 people | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Indonesia or United States of America?
- Indonesia, at 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people in United States of America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Indonesia and United States of America?
- 0.0018 deaths per 100,000 people, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?
- 77 years are reported by both, from 1913 to 2026.
- How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 85th and United States of America ranks 88th 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.