Colombia vs Sierra Leone: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Colombia
0.76 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Sierra Leone
0.65 per 100,000 population
in 2022
Colombia rank
61st
Sierra Leone rank
64th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Colombia
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.76 per 100,000 population against 0.65 per 100,000 population in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.11 per 100,000 population.
That makes Colombia's figure about 1.2 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2006 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 61st and Sierra Leone ranks 64th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Colombia averaged higher in 1 and Sierra Leone in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6 per 100,000 population | 0.495 per 100,000 population | 0.105 per 100,000 population | Colombia |
| 2010s | 1.12 per 100,000 population | 4.29 per 100,000 population | 3.17 per 100,000 population | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 0.46 per 100,000 population | 0.65 per 100,000 population | 0.19 per 100,000 population | Sierra Leone |
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 Sierra Leone?
- Colombia, at 0.76 per 100,000 population against 0.65 per 100,000 population in Sierra Leone as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Colombia and Sierra Leone?
- 0.11 per 100,000 population, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Sierra Leone?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2006 to 2022.
- How do Colombia and Sierra Leone rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Colombia ranks 61st and Sierra Leone 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).