Jamaica vs Sri Lanka: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Jamaica
2.19 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Sri Lanka
3.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Jamaica rank
14th
Sri Lanka rank
11th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Jamaica
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.7 times Jamaica's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1974 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Jamaica ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 2 and Sri Lanka in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2029 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2029 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 1980s | 1.08 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0547 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.02 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.2884 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1482 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1403 deaths per 100,000 people | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.2563 deaths per 100,000 people | 22.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 21.86 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.1164 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8731 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7567 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 1.18 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7916 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Jamaica or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 1.49 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Sri Lanka?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Sri Lanka rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Jamaica ranks 14th and Sri Lanka ranks 11th 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.