Laos vs South Sudan: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Laos
0.1905 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
South Sudan
0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Laos rank
43rd
South Sudan rank
46th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Laos
- South Sudan
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.1905 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan, a difference of 0.0264 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.2 times South Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2008 it was South Sudan ahead.
Laos ranks 43rd and South Sudan ranks 46th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Laos averaged higher in 2 and South Sudan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Laos | South Sudan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.2571 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0964 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1607 deaths per 100,000 people | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.2276 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.465 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2374 deaths per 100,000 people | South Sudan |
| 2020s | 0.0797 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0457 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.034 deaths per 100,000 people | Laos |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Laos or South Sudan?
- Laos, at 0.1905 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.1641 deaths per 100,000 people in South Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Laos and South Sudan?
- 0.0264 deaths per 100,000 people, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Laos and South Sudan?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Laos and South Sudan rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Laos ranks 43rd 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.