Nicaragua vs Panama: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters
Nicaragua
0.65 per 100,000 population
in 2013
Panama
0.58 per 100,000 population
in 2023
Nicaragua rank
64th
Panama rank
67th
Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters over time
- Nicaragua
- Panama
How they compare
Nicaragua currently reports 0.65 per 100,000 population against 0.58 per 100,000 population in Panama, a difference of 0.07 per 100,000 population.
That makes Nicaragua's figure about 1.1 times Panama's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 9 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Panama ahead.
Nicaragua ranks 64th and Panama ranks 67th of 140 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Nicaragua averaged higher in 1 and Panama in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nicaragua | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.24 per 100,000 population | 1.68 per 100,000 population | 3.56 per 100,000 population | Nicaragua |
| 2010s | 0.41 per 100,000 population | 1.68 per 100,000 population | 1.27 per 100,000 population | Panama |
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, Nicaragua or Panama?
- Nicaragua, at 0.65 per 100,000 population against 0.58 per 100,000 population in Panama as of 2013.
- What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Nicaragua and Panama?
- 0.07 per 100,000 population, with Nicaragua ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nicaragua and Panama?
- 9 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2013.
- How do Nicaragua and Panama rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
- Nicaragua ranks 64th and Panama ranks 67th 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).