New Zealand vs Ukraine: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
New Zealand
0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Ukraine
0.0231 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
New Zealand rank
102nd
Ukraine rank
99th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- New Zealand
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 0.0231 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand, a difference of 0.0042 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 1992 it was Ukraine ahead.
New Zealand ranks 102nd and Ukraine ranks 99th of 196 countries.
New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0212 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0115 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0098 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2000s | 0.0099 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0049 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0051 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2010s | 0.0221 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0173 deaths per 100,000 people | New Zealand |
| 2020s | 0.1032 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0255 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0777 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 Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 0.0231 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0189 deaths per 100,000 people in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 0.0042 deaths per 100,000 people, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Ukraine?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 1992 to 2023.
- How do New Zealand and Ukraine rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- New Zealand ranks 102nd and Ukraine ranks 99th 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.