Sweden vs United Kingdom: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Sweden
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2021
United Kingdom
0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2026
Sweden rank
130th
United Kingdom rank
128th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sweden
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden, a difference of 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Sweden ranks 130th and United Kingdom ranks 128th of 196 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Sweden averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sweden | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0788 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0267 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0521 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 1990s | 0.0169 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0817 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0648 deaths per 100,000 people | United Kingdom |
| 2000s | 0.0554 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0225 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0329 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0365 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.01 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0264 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
| 2020s | 0.0048 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0037 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0011 deaths per 100,000 people | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita, Sweden or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people against 0 deaths per 100,000 people in Sweden as of 2026.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 0.0014 deaths per 100,000 people, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sweden and United Kingdom?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
- How do Sweden and United Kingdom rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Sweden ranks 130th and United Kingdom ranks 128th 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.