Haiti vs Papua New Guinea: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters

Haiti
6.16 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
6.51 per 100,000 population
in 2021
Haiti rank
29th
Papua New Guinea rank
27th

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

  • Haiti
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 6.51 per 100,000 population against 6.16 per 100,000 population in Haiti, a difference of 0.35 per 100,000 population.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Haiti's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Haiti ahead.

Haiti ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th of 140 countries.

Haiti has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Haiti Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
2000s 2.46 per 100,000 population 1.69 per 100,000 population 0.768 per 100,000 population Haiti
2010s 326.3 per 100,000 population 0.2714 per 100,000 population 326.03 per 100,000 population Haiti
2020s 15.37 per 100,000 population 3.46 per 100,000 population 11.91 per 100,000 population Haiti

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, Haiti or Papua New Guinea?
Papua New Guinea, at 6.51 per 100,000 population against 6.16 per 100,000 population in Haiti as of 2021.
What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
0.35 per 100,000 population, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Papua New Guinea?
14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2021.
How do Haiti and Papua New Guinea rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
Haiti ranks 29th and Papua New Guinea ranks 27th 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
Last refreshed

Number of deaths and missing persons attributed to disasters per 100,000 population (number).