Madagascar vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Madagascar
0.2536 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Papua New Guinea
0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Madagascar rank
38th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Madagascar
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.2536 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0435 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.2 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 22 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2993 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.8684 deaths per 100,000 people | Madagascar |
| 1980s | 0.6936 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3132 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.5846 deaths per 100,000 people | 7.14 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.56 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.5994 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4527 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1467 deaths per 100,000 people | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.2236 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3913 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1677 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 0.2649 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.9981 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Madagascar or Papua New Guinea?
- Madagascar, at 0.2536 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0435 deaths per 100,000 people, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Papua New Guinea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2026.
- How do Madagascar and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Madagascar ranks 38th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th 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.