Japan vs Turkey: Deaths from natural disasters
Japan
62.41 deaths
in 2021
Turkey
69.86 deaths
in 2021
Japan rank
14th
Turkey rank
12th
Deaths from natural disasters over time
- Japan
- Turkey
How they compare
Turkey currently reports 69.86 deaths against 62.41 deaths in Japan, a difference of 7.45 deaths.
That makes Turkey's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Turkey in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Turkey | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 101.44 deaths | 50.2 deaths | 51.24 deaths | Japan |
| 2010s | 2,036 deaths | 75.32 deaths | 1,961 deaths | Japan |
| 2020s | 110.79 deaths | 167.19 deaths | 56.41 deaths | Turkey |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher deaths from natural disasters, Japan or Turkey?
- Turkey, at 69.86 deaths against 62.41 deaths in Japan as of 2021.
- What is the difference in deaths from natural disasters between Japan and Turkey?
- 7.45 deaths, with Turkey ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Turkey?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
- How do Japan and Turkey rank globally for deaths from natural disasters?
- Japan ranks 14th and Turkey ranks 12th 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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About this data
Estimated number of deaths from natural disasters in both sexes.