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

New Zealand
12.74 per 100,000 population
in 2024
Tonga
16.18 per 100,000 population
in 2022
New Zealand rank
18th
Tonga rank
12th

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

  • New Zealand
  • Tonga
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How they compare

Tonga currently reports 16.18 per 100,000 population against 12.74 per 100,000 population in New Zealand, a difference of 3.44 per 100,000 population.

That makes Tonga's figure about 1.3 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 13 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Tonga ahead.

New Zealand ranks 18th and Tonga ranks 12th of 140 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade New Zealand Tonga Difference Ahead
2000s 0.09 per 100,000 population 2.98 per 100,000 population 2.89 per 100,000 population Tonga
2010s 0.0271 per 100,000 population 0.1343 per 100,000 population 0.1071 per 100,000 population Tonga
2020s 46.77 per 100,000 population 16.18 per 100,000 population 30.59 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 Tonga?
Tonga, at 16.18 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 Tonga?
3.44 per 100,000 population, with Tonga ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Tonga?
13 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2022.
How do New Zealand and Tonga rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
New Zealand ranks 18th and Tonga ranks 12th 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).