El Salvador vs Mexico: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
El Salvador
0.54 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Mexico
0.48 per 100,000 population
in 2024
El Salvador rank
72nd
Mexico rank
75th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- El Salvador
- Mexico
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 0.54 per 100,000 population against 0.48 per 100,000 population in Mexico, a difference of 0.06 per 100,000 population.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.1 times Mexico's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Mexico ranks 75th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 2 and Mexico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.69 per 100,000 population | 0.532 per 100,000 population | 1.16 per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4917 per 100,000 population | 0.4567 per 100,000 population | 0.035 per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 0.54 per 100,000 population | 0.76 per 100,000 population | 0.22 per 100,000 population | Mexico |
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 Mexico?
- El Salvador, at 0.54 per 100,000 population against 0.48 per 100,000 population in Mexico as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between El Salvador and Mexico?
- 0.06 per 100,000 population, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Mexico?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Mexico rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Mexico ranks 75th 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).