New Zealand vs Samoa: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters

New Zealand
12.74 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Samoa
13.47 per 100,000 population
in 2022
New Zealand rank
18th
Samoa rank
15th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Samoa
050100150200200520142024

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 13.47 per 100,000 population against 12.74 per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 0.73 per 100,000 population.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 7 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Samoa ahead.

New Zealand ranks 18th and Samoa ranks 15th of 140 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Samoa in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Samoa Difference Ahead
2000s 0.035 per 100,000 population 103.45 per 100,000 population 103.41 per 100,000 population Samoa
2010s 0.23 per 100,000 population 20.04 per 100,000 population 19.8 per 100,000 population Samoa
2020s 15.88 per 100,000 population 4.49 per 100,000 population 11.39 per 100,000 population New Zealand

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, New Zealand or Samoa?
Samoa, at 13.47 per 100,000 population against 12.74 per 100,000 population in New Zealand as of 2022.
What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between New Zealand and Samoa?
0.73 per 100,000 population, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Samoa?
7 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Samoa rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
New Zealand ranks 18th 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

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).