Switzerland vs Turkey: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Switzerland
0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Turkey
0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2025
Switzerland rank
114th
Turkey rank
111th
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Switzerland
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0.0036 deaths per 100,000 people.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 13 times across 33 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 114th and Turkey ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.94 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.2495 deaths per 100,000 people | 1.69 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 0.3296 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.4897 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.1601 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 1970s | 0.2461 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.95 deaths per 100,000 people | 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 1980s | 0 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5976 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.5976 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 1990s | 0.1293 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.83 deaths per 100,000 people | 4.7 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 2000s | 0.053 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0887 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0357 deaths per 100,000 people | Turkey |
| 2010s | 0.0355 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0276 deaths per 100,000 people | 0.0079 deaths per 100,000 people | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 0.0661 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.24 deaths per 100,000 people | 12.17 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, Switzerland or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 0.0148 deaths per 100,000 people against 0.0112 deaths per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita between Switzerland and Turkey?
- 0.0036 deaths per 100,000 people, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and Turkey?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and Turkey rank globally for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 114th 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.