What is the difference in deaths from natural disasters between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?

0.25 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?

22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Dominican Republic vs Guatemala: Deaths from natural disasters

Dominican Republic

1.96 deaths

in 2021

Guatemala

2.21 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

76th

Guatemala rank

74th

Deaths from natural disasters over time

Dominican Republic
Guatemala

How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 2.21 deaths against 1.96 deaths in Dominican Republic, a difference of 0.25 deaths.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Dominican Republic's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Guatemala ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Guatemala ranks 74th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Guatemala in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Guatemala	Difference	Ahead
2000s	91.91 deaths	62.65 deaths	29.26 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	5.88 deaths	36.84 deaths	30.96 deaths	Guatemala
2020s	3.92 deaths	93.47 deaths	89.55 deaths	Guatemala

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from natural disasters, Dominican Republic or Guatemala?: Guatemala, at 2.21 deaths against 1.96 deaths in Dominican Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from natural disasters between Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 0.25 deaths, with Guatemala ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Guatemala?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Guatemala rank globally for deaths from natural disasters?: Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Guatemala ranks 74th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Deaths from natural disasters. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Deaths from natural disasters
Unit: deaths
Source: World Health Organization (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 194 places, 4,268 data points, 2000–2021
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Estimated number of deaths from natural disasters in both sexes.