What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and East Timor?

0.85 deaths per 100,000 people, with East Timor ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?

5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.

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.

Jamaica vs East Timor: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita

Jamaica

2.19 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2025

East Timor

3.04 deaths per 100,000 people

in 2021

Jamaica rank

14th

East Timor rank

13th

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time

Jamaica
East Timor

How they compare

East Timor currently reports 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica, a difference of 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people.

That makes East Timor's figure about 1.4 times Jamaica's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2001 it was East Timor ahead.

Jamaica ranks 14th and East Timor ranks 13th of 196 countries.

Jamaica has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Jamaica	East Timor	Difference	Ahead
2000s	0.2145 deaths per 100,000 people	0.0557 deaths per 100,000 people	0.1589 deaths per 100,000 people	Jamaica
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, Jamaica or East Timor?: East Timor, at 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people against 2.19 deaths per 100,000 people in Jamaica as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Jamaica and East Timor?: 0.85 deaths per 100,000 people, with East Timor ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and East Timor?: 5 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2016.
How do Jamaica and East Timor rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?: Jamaica ranks 14th and East Timor ranks 13th 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.