Namibia vs Samoa: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Namibia
14.72 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Samoa
13.47 per 100,000 population
in 2022
Namibia rank
13th
Samoa rank
15th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Namibia
- Samoa
How they compare
Namibia currently reports 14.72 per 100,000 population against 13.47 per 100,000 population in Samoa, a difference of 1.25 per 100,000 population.
That makes Namibia's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2009 it was Samoa ahead.
Namibia ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 15th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Namibia | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.05 per 100,000 population | 202.08 per 100,000 population | 197.03 per 100,000 population | Samoa |
| 2010s | 2.23 per 100,000 population | 39.57 per 100,000 population | 37.34 per 100,000 population | Samoa |
| 2020s | 57.7 per 100,000 population | 4.49 per 100,000 population | 53.21 per 100,000 population | Namibia |
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, Namibia or Samoa?
- Namibia, at 14.72 per 100,000 population against 13.47 per 100,000 population in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Namibia and Samoa?
- 1.25 per 100,000 population, with Namibia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Samoa?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2022.
- How do Namibia and Samoa rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Namibia ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 15th 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).