Sri Lanka vs East Timor: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Sri Lanka
3.68 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
East Timor
3.04 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
Sri Lanka rank
11th
East Timor rank
13th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- East Timor
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people in East Timor, a difference of 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.2 times East Timor's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2001 it was East Timor ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 11th and East Timor ranks 13th of 196 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Sri Lanka averaged higher in 2 and East Timor in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | East Timor | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.54 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.11 deaths per 100,000 people | 35.43 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 0.5001 deaths per 100,000 people | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5001 deaths per 100,000 people | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 0.0993 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.63 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.53 deaths per 100,000 people | East Timor |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Sri Lanka or East Timor?
- Sri Lanka, at 3.68 deaths per 100,000 people against 3.04 deaths per 100,000 people in East Timor as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 0.64 deaths per 100,000 people, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and East Timor?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2021.
- How do Sri Lanka and East Timor rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 11th and East Timor ranks 13th 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.