Which has higher deaths from natural disasters, Indonesia or United States of America?

United States of America, at 563.35 deaths against 507.64 deaths in Indonesia as of 2021.

What is the difference in deaths from natural disasters between Indonesia and United States of America?

55.71 deaths, with United States of America ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?

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.

Indonesia vs United States of America: Deaths from natural disasters

Indonesia

507.64 deaths

in 2021

United States of America

563.35 deaths

in 2021

Indonesia rank

6th

United States of America rank

4th

Deaths from natural disasters over time

Indonesia
United States of America

How they compare

United States of America currently reports 563.35 deaths against 507.64 deaths in Indonesia, a difference of 55.71 deaths.

That makes United States of America's figure about 1.1 times Indonesia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 4th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Indonesia	United States of America	Difference	Ahead
2000s	18,195 deaths	361.15 deaths	17,834 deaths	Indonesia
2010s	852.1 deaths	294.46 deaths	557.63 deaths	Indonesia
2020s	380.49 deaths	369.43 deaths	11.06 deaths	Indonesia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from natural disasters, Indonesia or United States of America?: United States of America, at 563.35 deaths against 507.64 deaths in Indonesia as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from natural disasters between Indonesia and United States of America?: 55.71 deaths, with United States of America ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and United States of America?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do Indonesia and United States of America rank globally for deaths from natural disasters?: Indonesia ranks 6th and United States of America ranks 4th 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.