Cameroon vs Papua New Guinea: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Cameroon
6.84 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Papua New Guinea
6.51 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Cameroon rank
25th
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Cameroon
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 6.84 per 100,000 population against 6.51 per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.33 per 100,000 population.
That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 140 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.95 per 100,000 population | 1.69 per 100,000 population | 5.25 per 100,000 population | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 5.25 per 100,000 population | 0.2714 per 100,000 population | 4.98 per 100,000 population | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 4.28 per 100,000 population | 3.46 per 100,000 population | 0.82 per 100,000 population | Cameroon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters, Cameroon or Papua New Guinea?
- Cameroon, at 6.84 per 100,000 population against 6.51 per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea as of 2021.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 0.33 per 100,000 population, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and Papua New Guinea?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
- How do Cameroon and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Cameroon ranks 25th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 140 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).