Saudi Arabia vs Switzerland: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Saudi Arabia
0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2020
Switzerland
0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Saudi Arabia rank
117th
Switzerland rank
114th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Saudi Arabia
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 11 shared years of data; in 1982 it was Switzerland ahead.
Saudi Arabia ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 114th of 196 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Saudi Arabia averaged higher in 3 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Saudi Arabia | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1963 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0156 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1806 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 0.2853 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0305 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2548 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.0783 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0382 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0401 deaths per 100,000 people | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0116 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0019 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Saudi Arabia or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0097 deaths per 100,000 people in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?
- 0.0015 deaths per 100,000 people, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Saudi Arabia and Switzerland?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 1982 to 2020.
- How do Saudi Arabia and Switzerland rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 117th and Switzerland ranks 114th 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.