What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?

0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?

8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.

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.

Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita

Iraq

0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2026

Saudi Arabia

0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2020

Iraq rank

120th

Saudi Arabia rank

117th

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time

Iraq
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq, a difference of 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Iraq ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 117th of 196 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iraq	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.0067 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6648 deaths per 100,000 people	0.6582 deaths per 100,000 people	Saudi Arabia
2010s	0.0443 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0678 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0235 deaths per 100,000 people	Saudi Arabia
2020s	0.019 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0093 deaths per 100,000 people	Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people in Iraq as of 2020.
What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?: 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?: 8 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?: Iraq ranks 120th and Saudi Arabia ranks 117th 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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Indicator: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Unit: deaths per 100,000 people
Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 196 places, 6,223 data points, 1900–2026
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.