Japan vs Puerto Rico: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Japan
0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Puerto Rico
0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Japan rank
93rd
Puerto Rico rank
90th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0023 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 25 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Japan ranks 93rd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Puerto Rico in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.1725 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6912 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5187 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 0.1919 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1919 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.0846 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5489 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4643 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 0.082 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.07 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.7271 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5544 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0698 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0238 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2010s | 3.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4025 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.84 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0387 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3183 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2796 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Japan or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 0.0023 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Puerto Rico?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Puerto Rico rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 93rd and Puerto Rico ranks 90th 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.