Italy vs Japan: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Italy
0.12 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Japan
0.06 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Italy rank
100th
Japan rank
108th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Italy
- Japan
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.12 per 100,000 population against 0.06 per 100,000 population in Japan, a difference of 0.06 per 100,000 population.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.0 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Japan ahead.
Italy ranks 100th and Japan ranks 108th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.178 per 100,000 population | 0.092 per 100,000 population | 0.086 per 100,000 population | Italy |
| 2010s | 0.144 per 100,000 population | 1.9 per 100,000 population | 1.75 per 100,000 population | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.0775 per 100,000 population | 0.1025 per 100,000 population | 0.025 per 100,000 population | Japan |
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, Italy or Japan?
- Italy, at 0.12 per 100,000 population against 0.06 per 100,000 population in Japan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Italy and Japan?
- 0.06 per 100,000 population, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
- How do Italy and Japan rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Italy ranks 100th and Japan ranks 108th 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).