Puerto Rico vs United States of America: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Puerto Rico
0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
United States of America
0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Puerto Rico rank
90th
United States of America rank
88th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico, a difference of 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes United States of America's figure about 1.2 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1956 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 88th of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Puerto Rico averaged higher in 6 and United States of America in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 0.6912 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1321 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5591 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1960s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0616 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0616 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 1970s | 0.5853 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0432 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5421 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1980s | 6.15 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0851 deaths per 100,000 people | 6.06 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 1990s | 0.1727 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0834 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0894 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2000s | 0.0461 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.076 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.03 deaths per 100,000 people | United States of America |
| 2010s | 0.4025 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1113 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2912 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 0.3183 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1173 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.201 deaths per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
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 United States of America?
- United States of America, at 0.0361 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0309 deaths per 100,000 people in Puerto Rico as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 0.0052 deaths per 100,000 people, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and United States of America?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 1956 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and United States of America rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 90th and United States of America ranks 88th 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.