Puerto Rico vs South Africa: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Puerto Rico
0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
South Africa
0.029 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Puerto Rico rank
90th
South Africa rank
91st
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- South Africa
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa, a difference of 0.0019 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Puerto Rico's figure about 1.1 times South Africa's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 19 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 91st of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 4 and South Africa in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7984 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3405 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4579 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1389 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0338 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0397 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0064 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 0.4025 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0516 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3509 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.3183 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3732 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0549 deaths per 100,000 people | South Africa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Puerto Rico or South Africa?
- Puerto Rico, at 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.029 deaths per 100,000 people in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Puerto Rico and South Africa?
- 0.0019 deaths per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and South Africa?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and South Africa rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th and South Africa ranks 91st 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.