El Salvador vs Panama: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
El Salvador
0.54 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Panama
0.58 per 100,000 population
in 2023
El Salvador rank
72nd
Panama rank
67th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- El Salvador
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 0.58 per 100,000 population against 0.54 per 100,000 population in El Salvador, a difference of 0.04 per 100,000 population.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.1 times El Salvador's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 2005 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 67th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.69 per 100,000 population | 1.68 per 100,000 population | 0.008 per 100,000 population | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 0.4917 per 100,000 population | 1.59 per 100,000 population | 1.1 per 100,000 population | Panama |
| 2020s | 0.54 per 100,000 population | 0.58 per 100,000 population | 0.04 per 100,000 population | Panama |
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 Panama?
- Panama, at 0.58 per 100,000 population against 0.54 per 100,000 population in El Salvador as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between El Salvador and Panama?
- 0.04 per 100,000 population, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Panama?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Panama rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- El Salvador ranks 72nd and Panama ranks 67th 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).