Denmark vs New Zealand: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters

Denmark
10.24 per 100,000 population
in 2024
New Zealand
12.74 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Denmark rank
20th
New Zealand rank
18th

Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time

  • Denmark
  • New Zealand
020406080200520142024

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 12.74 per 100,000 population against 10.24 per 100,000 population in Denmark, a difference of 2.5 per 100,000 population.

That makes New Zealand's figure about 1.2 times Denmark's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 2015 it was New Zealand ahead.

Denmark ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 18th of 140 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Denmark New Zealand Difference Ahead
2010s 0 per 100,000 population 0.1 per 100,000 population 0.1 per 100,000 population New Zealand
2020s 33.42 per 100,000 population 15.72 per 100,000 population 17.71 per 100,000 population Denmark

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, Denmark or New Zealand?
New Zealand, at 12.74 per 100,000 population against 10.24 per 100,000 population in Denmark as of 2024.
What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Denmark and New Zealand?
2.5 per 100,000 population, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and New Zealand?
10 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2024.
How do Denmark and New Zealand rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
Denmark ranks 20th and New Zealand ranks 18th 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

Indicator
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Unit
per 100,000 population
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
140 places, 2,067 data points, 2005–2025
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Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).