New Zealand vs Solomon Islands: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
New Zealand
12.74 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Solomon Islands
18.44 per 100,000 population
in 2022
New Zealand rank
18th
Solomon Islands rank
10th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- New Zealand
- Solomon Islands
How they compare
Solomon Islands currently reports 18.44 per 100,000 population against 12.74 per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 5.7 per 100,000 population.
That makes Solomon Islands's figure about 1.4 times New Zealand's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 15 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Solomon Islands ahead.
New Zealand ranks 18th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th of 140 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Solomon Islands in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | New Zealand | Solomon Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.07 per 100,000 population | 17.2 per 100,000 population | 17.12 per 100,000 population | Solomon Islands |
| 2010s | 0.487 per 100,000 population | 1.01 per 100,000 population | 0.522 per 100,000 population | Solomon Islands |
| 2020s | 15.88 per 100,000 population | 7.84 per 100,000 population | 8.03 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 Solomon Islands?
- Solomon Islands, at 18.44 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 Solomon Islands?
- 5.7 per 100,000 population, with Solomon Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Solomon Islands?
- 15 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2022.
- How do New Zealand and Solomon Islands rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- New Zealand ranks 18th and Solomon Islands ranks 10th 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).