Kuwait vs Sweden: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Kuwait
21.23 per 100,000 population
in 2020
Sweden
41.69 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Kuwait rank
7th
Sweden rank
6th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Kuwait
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 41.69 per 100,000 population against 21.23 per 100,000 population in Kuwait, a difference of 20.46 per 100,000 population.
That makes Sweden's figure about 2.0 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Sweden ahead.
Kuwait ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 6th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 1 and Sweden in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 per 100,000 population | 0.022 per 100,000 population | 0.022 per 100,000 population | Sweden |
| 2010s | 0.0037 per 100,000 population | 0.0013 per 100,000 population | 0.0025 per 100,000 population | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 21.23 per 100,000 population | 89.49 per 100,000 population | 68.26 per 100,000 population | Sweden |
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, Kuwait or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 41.69 per 100,000 population against 21.23 per 100,000 population in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Kuwait and Sweden?
- 20.46 per 100,000 population, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Sweden?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2020.
- How do Kuwait and Sweden rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Kuwait ranks 7th and Sweden ranks 6th 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).