Romania vs Turkey: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Romania
0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Turkey
0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Romania rank
109th
Turkey rank
111th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Romania
- Turkey
How they compare
Romania currently reports 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey, a difference of 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Romania's figure about 1.1 times Turkey's.
The two have swapped places 17 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1928 it was Turkey ahead.
Romania ranks 109th and Turkey ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Across the 9 decades both report, Romania averaged higher in 4 and Turkey in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1920s | 0.0436 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3448 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.3012 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 1930s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7596 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.7596 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 1940s | 3.1 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.72 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.38 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1970s | 2.97 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.025 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0121 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0121 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.1041 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 3.53 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.1005 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0756 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0249 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2010s | 0.0348 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0247 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0101 deaths per 100,000 people | Romania |
| 2020s | 0.0168 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.22 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Romania or Turkey?
- Romania, at 0.0159 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people in Turkey as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Romania and Turkey?
- 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people, with Romania ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Turkey?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1928 to 2025.
- How do Romania and Turkey rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Romania ranks 109th and Turkey ranks 111th 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.