Colombia vs Nicaragua: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Colombia
0.76 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Nicaragua
0.65 per 100,000 population
in 2013
Colombia rank
61st
Nicaragua rank
64th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Colombia
- Nicaragua
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.76 per 100,000 population against 0.65 per 100,000 population in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.11 per 100,000 population.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Nicaragua's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Nicaragua ranks 64th of 140 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Nicaragua in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Nicaragua | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.616 per 100,000 population | 5.24 per 100,000 population | 4.62 per 100,000 population | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 1.02 per 100,000 population | 0.41 per 100,000 population | 0.615 per 100,000 population | Colombia |
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, Colombia or Nicaragua?
- Colombia, at 0.76 per 100,000 population against 0.65 per 100,000 population in Nicaragua as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 0.11 per 100,000 population, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Nicaragua?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
- How do Colombia and Nicaragua rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Nicaragua ranks 64th 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).