Marshall Islands vs Palau: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters

Marshall Islands
42.42 per 100,000 population
in 2022
Palau
50.68 per 100,000 population
in 2022
Marshall Islands rank
5th
Palau rank
3rd

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

  • Marshall Islands
  • Palau
0204060201520182022

How they compare

Palau currently reports 50.68 per 100,000 population against 42.42 per 100,000 population in Marshall Islands, a difference of 8.26 per 100,000 population.

That makes Palau's figure about 1.2 times Marshall Islands's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Palau ahead.

Marshall Islands ranks 5th and Palau ranks 3rd of 140 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Marshall Islands averaged higher in 1 and Palau in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Marshall Islands Palau Difference Ahead
2010s 0.454 per 100,000 population 0 per 100,000 population 0.454 per 100,000 population Marshall Islands
2020s 14.92 per 100,000 population 16.89 per 100,000 population 1.97 per 100,000 population Palau

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, Marshall Islands or Palau?
Palau, at 50.68 per 100,000 population against 42.42 per 100,000 population in Marshall Islands as of 2022.
What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Marshall Islands and Palau?
8.26 per 100,000 population, with Palau ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Marshall Islands and Palau?
8 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2022.
How do Marshall Islands and Palau rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
Marshall Islands ranks 5th and Palau ranks 3rd 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

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).