Fiji vs Switzerland: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Fiji
20.01 per 100,000 population
in 2022
Switzerland
11.57 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Fiji rank
9th
Switzerland rank
19th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Fiji
- Switzerland
How they compare
Fiji currently reports 20.01 per 100,000 population against 11.57 per 100,000 population in Switzerland, a difference of 8.44 per 100,000 population.
That makes Fiji's figure about 1.7 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 18 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Switzerland ahead.
Fiji ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 19th of 140 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Fiji | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.42 per 100,000 population | 10.64 per 100,000 population | 8.22 per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 0.938 per 100,000 population | 8.47 per 100,000 population | 7.53 per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 33.18 per 100,000 population | 59.54 per 100,000 population | 26.36 per 100,000 population | Switzerland |
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 Switzerland?
- Fiji, at 20.01 per 100,000 population against 11.57 per 100,000 population in Switzerland as of 2022.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Fiji and Switzerland?
- 8.44 per 100,000 population, with Fiji ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Fiji and Switzerland?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
- How do Fiji and Switzerland rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Fiji ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 19th 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).