Canada vs United Kingdom: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Canada
0.14 per 100,000 population
in 2024
United Kingdom
0.16 per 100,000 population
in 2020
Canada rank
99th
United Kingdom rank
96th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Canada
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 0.16 per 100,000 population against 0.14 per 100,000 population in Canada, a difference of 0.02 per 100,000 population.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 16 shared years of data; in 2005 it was United Kingdom ahead.
Canada ranks 99th and United Kingdom ranks 96th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.56 per 100,000 population | 0.088 per 100,000 population | 0.472 per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2010s | 0.116 per 100,000 population | 0.084 per 100,000 population | 0.032 per 100,000 population | Canada |
| 2020s | 0.01 per 100,000 population | 0.16 per 100,000 population | 0.15 per 100,000 population | United Kingdom |
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, Canada or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 0.16 per 100,000 population against 0.14 per 100,000 population in Canada as of 2020.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Canada and United Kingdom?
- 0.02 per 100,000 population, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United Kingdom?
- 16 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Canada and United Kingdom rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Canada ranks 99th and United Kingdom ranks 96th 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).