Papua New Guinea vs United Arab Emirates: Rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters

Papua New Guinea
6.51 per 100,000 population
in 2021
United Arab Emirates
7.41 per 100,000 population
in 2020
Papua New Guinea rank
27th
United Arab Emirates rank
22nd

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

  • Papua New Guinea
  • United Arab Emirates
02468200520132021

How they compare

United Arab Emirates currently reports 7.41 per 100,000 population against 6.51 per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.9 per 100,000 population.

That makes United Arab Emirates's figure about 1.1 times Papua New Guinea's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2007 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd of 140 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 1 and United Arab Emirates in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
2000s 2.64 per 100,000 population 1.52 per 100,000 population 1.12 per 100,000 population Papua New Guinea
2010s 0.2714 per 100,000 population 1.47 per 100,000 population 1.2 per 100,000 population United Arab Emirates
2020s 0.41 per 100,000 population 7.41 per 100,000 population 7 per 100,000 population United Arab Emirates

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, Papua New Guinea or United Arab Emirates?
United Arab Emirates, at 7.41 per 100,000 population against 6.51 per 100,000 population in Papua New Guinea as of 2020.
What is the difference in rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters between Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
0.9 per 100,000 population, with United Arab Emirates ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates?
11 years are reported by both, from 2007 to 2020.
How do Papua New Guinea and United Arab Emirates rank globally for rate of deaths and missing persons due to natural disasters?
Papua New Guinea ranks 27th and United Arab Emirates ranks 22nd 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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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).