Malawi vs Papua New Guinea: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Malawi
0.237 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Papua New Guinea
0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Malawi rank
39th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Malawi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Malawi currently reports 0.237 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.0269 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Malawi ranks 39th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 1 and Papua New Guinea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4238 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4238 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.04 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 0.604 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.34 deaths per 100,000 people | 5.74 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.5654 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4527 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1127 deaths per 100,000 people | Malawi |
| 2010s | 0.3112 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4472 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.136 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.17 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0932 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, Malawi or Papua New Guinea?
- Malawi, at 0.237 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 Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.0269 deaths per 100,000 people, with Malawi ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Papua New Guinea?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2026.
- How do Malawi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Malawi ranks 39th 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.