Which has higher deaths from natural disasters, Dominican Republic or Syrian Arab Republic?

Dominican Republic, at 1.96 deaths against 1.65 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.

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

0.31 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.

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

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 Syrian Arab Republic: Deaths from natural disasters

Dominican Republic

1.96 deaths

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic

1.65 deaths

in 2021

Dominican Republic rank

76th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

77th

Deaths from natural disasters over time

Dominican Republic
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Dominican Republic currently reports 1.96 deaths against 1.65 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic, a difference of 0.31 deaths.

That makes Dominican Republic's figure about 1.2 times Syrian Arab Republic's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Dominican Republic ahead.

Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 77th of 194 countries.

Dominican Republic has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Dominican Republic	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	91.91 deaths	11.88 deaths	80.03 deaths	Dominican Republic
2010s	5.88 deaths	1.87 deaths	4 deaths	Dominican Republic
2020s	3.92 deaths	0.825 deaths	3.09 deaths	Dominican Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from natural disasters, Dominican Republic or Syrian Arab Republic?: Dominican Republic, at 1.96 deaths against 1.65 deaths in Syrian Arab Republic as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from natural disasters between Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.31 deaths, with Dominican Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Dominican Republic and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for deaths from natural disasters?: Dominican Republic ranks 76th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 77th 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.