New Zealand vs Portugal: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Portugal
0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
New Zealand rank
102nd
Portugal rank
101st
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0003 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Portugal ahead.
New Zealand ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 101st of 196 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Portugal in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.238 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.238 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.0306 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2987 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2681 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 1990s | 0.0266 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2225 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.196 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0246 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0638 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0391 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0772 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2788 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2015 deaths per 100,000 people | Portugal |
| 2020s | 0.0772 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0336 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0436 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, New Zealand or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 0.0192 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Portugal?
- 0.0003 deaths per 100,000 people, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Portugal?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2026.
- How do New Zealand and Portugal rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 102nd and Portugal ranks 101st 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.