Japan vs South Africa: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Japan
0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
South Africa
0.029 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Japan rank
93rd
South Africa rank
91st
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- South Africa
How they compare
South Africa currently reports 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan, a difference of 0.0004 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and South Africa in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2879 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.68 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1960s | 0.1812 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0139 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1673 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1970s | 0.1292 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0707 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0585 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 1980s | 0.1761 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2829 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1069 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 1990s | 0.4906 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0952 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3955 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.0535 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0618 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0083 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
| 2010s | 1.64 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0501 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.59 deaths per 100,000 people | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1129 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2139 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.101 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
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 South Africa?
- South Africa, at 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0286 deaths per 100,000 people in Japan as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Japan and South Africa?
- 0.0004 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Africa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Africa?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2026.
- How do Japan and South Africa rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Japan ranks 93rd and South Africa ranks 91st 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.