Fiji vs New Zealand: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Fiji
20.01 per 100,000 population
in 2022
New Zealand
12.74 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Fiji rank
9th
New Zealand rank
18th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Fiji
- New Zealand
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 20.01 per 100,000 population against 12.74 per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 7.27 per 100,000 population.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.6 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Fiji ahead.
Fiji ranks 9th and New Zealand ranks 18th of 140 countries.
Fiji has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.42 per 100,000 population | 0.09 per 100,000 population | 2.33 per 100,000 population | Fiji |
| 2010s | 0.938 per 100,000 population | 0.487 per 100,000 population | 0.451 per 100,000 population | Fiji |
| 2020s | 33.18 per 100,000 population | 15.88 per 100,000 population | 17.3 per 100,000 population | Fiji |
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, Fiji or New Zealand?
- Fiji, at 20.01 per 100,000 population against 12.74 per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2022.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Fiji and New Zealand?
- 7.27 per 100,000 population, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and New Zealand?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Fiji and New Zealand rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Fiji ranks 9th 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
Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).