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

Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.65 deaths against 1.01 deaths in New Zealand as of 2021.

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

0.64 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand 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.

New Zealand vs Syrian Arab Republic: Deaths from natural disasters

New Zealand

1.01 deaths

in 2021

Syrian Arab Republic

1.65 deaths

in 2021

New Zealand rank

80th

Syrian Arab Republic rank

77th

Deaths from natural disasters over time

New Zealand
Syrian Arab Republic

How they compare

Syrian Arab Republic currently reports 1.65 deaths against 1.01 deaths in New Zealand, a difference of 0.64 deaths.

That makes Syrian Arab Republic's figure about 1.6 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2000 it was New Zealand ahead.

New Zealand ranks 80th and Syrian Arab Republic ranks 77th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, New Zealand averaged higher in 1 and Syrian Arab Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	New Zealand	Syrian Arab Republic	Difference	Ahead
2000s	4.64 deaths	11.88 deaths	7.24 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic
2010s	23.48 deaths	1.87 deaths	21.61 deaths	New Zealand
2020s	0.505 deaths	0.825 deaths	0.32 deaths	Syrian Arab Republic

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher deaths from natural disasters, New Zealand or Syrian Arab Republic?: Syrian Arab Republic, at 1.65 deaths against 1.01 deaths in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in deaths from natural disasters between New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic?: 0.64 deaths, with Syrian Arab Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic?: 22 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2021.
How do New Zealand and Syrian Arab Republic rank globally for deaths from natural disasters?: New Zealand ranks 80th 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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About this data

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.