Papua New Guinea vs Taiwan, China: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Taiwan, China
0.199 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
Taiwan, China rank
42nd
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Taiwan, China
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.199 deaths per 100,000 people in Taiwan, China, a difference of 0.0111 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Taiwan, China's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Taiwan, China ranks 42nd of 196 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 5 and Taiwan, China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Taiwan, China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 380.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.35 deaths per 100,000 people | 378.62 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.8 deaths per 100,000 people | Taiwan, China |
| 1980s | 0.5018 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3354 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1665 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 1990s | 6.26 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.41 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.85 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 0.4074 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.492 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0846 deaths per 100,000 people | Taiwan, China |
| 2010s | 0.4472 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1569 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2903 deaths per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1.47 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0768 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.4 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, Papua New Guinea or Taiwan, China?
- Papua New Guinea, at 0.2101 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.199 deaths per 100,000 people in Taiwan, China as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Taiwan, China?
- 0.0111 deaths per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Taiwan, China?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Taiwan, China rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 40th and Taiwan, China ranks 42nd 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.