Mauritania vs New Zealand: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Mauritania
0.0199 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2023
New Zealand
0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Mauritania rank
100th
New Zealand rank
102nd
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Mauritania
- New Zealand
How they compare
Mauritania currently reports 0.0199 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Mauritania's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1976 it was New Zealand ahead.
Mauritania ranks 100th and New Zealand ranks 102nd of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Mauritania averaged higher in 3 and New Zealand in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Mauritania | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | — |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0245 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0245 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 1990s | 0.0477 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0318 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2000s | 0.3127 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0099 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3027 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
| 2010s | 0.1013 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.6631 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5618 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1257 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0774 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0483 deaths per 100,000 people | Mauritania |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Mauritania or New Zealand?
- Mauritania, at 0.0199 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2023.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 0.001 deaths per 100,000 people, with Mauritania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Mauritania and New Zealand?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2023.
- How do Mauritania and New Zealand rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Mauritania ranks 100th and New Zealand ranks 102nd 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.