United States vs USSR: Death rates disaster gdp

United States
0.1333
in 2025
USSR
0.1254
in 1991
United States rank
64th
USSR rank
67th

Death rates disaster gdp over time

  • United States
  • USSR
0200400600800190019632026

How they compare

United States currently reports 0.1333 against 0.1254 in USSR, a difference of 0.0079.

That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times USSR's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 20 shared years of data; in 1946 it was USSR ahead.

United States ranks 64th and USSR ranks 67th of 200 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, United States averaged higher in 2 and USSR in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade United States USSR Difference Ahead
1940s 0.0913 23.64 23.55 USSR
1950s 0.1583 0.6247 0.4664 USSR
1960s 0.1129 0.0355 0.0774 United States
1970s 0.1136 0.0026 0.111 United States
1980s 0.0876 1.01 0.9211 USSR
1990s 0.065 0.0742 0.0092 USSR

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher death rates disaster gdp, United States or USSR?
United States, at 0.1333 against 0.1254 in USSR as of 2025.
What is the difference in death rates disaster gdp between United States and USSR?
0.0079, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for United States and USSR?
20 years are reported by both, from 1946 to 1991.
How do United States and USSR rank globally for death rates disaster gdp?
United States ranks 64th and USSR ranks 67th of 200 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Death rates disaster gdp. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Death rates disaster gdp
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,207 data points, 1900–2025
Last refreshed