El Salvador vs India: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters

El Salvador
0.54 per 100,000 population
in 2023
India
0.4 per 100,000 population
in 2021
El Salvador rank
72nd
India rank
78th

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

  • El Salvador
  • India
01234200520142023

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 0.54 per 100,000 population against 0.4 per 100,000 population in India, a difference of 0.14 per 100,000 population.

That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.4 times India's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.

El Salvador ranks 72nd and India ranks 78th of 140 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador India Difference Ahead
2000s 1.69 per 100,000 population 0.6 per 100,000 population 1.09 per 100,000 population El Salvador
2010s 0.4917 per 100,000 population 0.5717 per 100,000 population 0.08 per 100,000 population India

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, El Salvador or India?
El Salvador, at 0.54 per 100,000 population against 0.4 per 100,000 population in India as of 2023.
What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between El Salvador and India?
0.14 per 100,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and India?
11 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2015.
How do El Salvador and India rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
El Salvador ranks 72nd and India ranks 78th 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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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).