Kenya vs South Sudan: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Kenya
0.1501 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
South Sudan
0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Kenya rank
49th
South Sudan rank
46th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kenya
- South Sudan
How they compare
South Sudan currently reports 0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1501 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya, a difference of 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes South Sudan's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.
Kenya ranks 49th and South Sudan ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.1275 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0964 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0311 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
| 2010s | 0.2982 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3664 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0682 deaths per 100,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.3202 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0457 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2745 deaths per 100,000 people | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Kenya or South Sudan?
- South Sudan, at 0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1501 deaths per 100,000 people in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Kenya and South Sudan?
- 0.014 deaths per 100,000 people, with South Sudan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and South Sudan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and South Sudan rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Kenya ranks 49th and South Sudan ranks 46th 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.