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Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Maldives

Maldives: Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2021)
0 deaths per 100,000 people
World rank
130th
of 196 countries
All-time high
33.84 deaths per 100,000 people
in 2004
All-time low
0 deaths per 100,000 people
in 1987
Years of data
6
1987–2021

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, 1987–2021

01020301987200420211987: 0 deaths per 100,000 people1991: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2004: 33.8 deaths per 100,000 people2007: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2019: 0 deaths per 100,000 people2021: 0 deaths per 100,000 people

Source: EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data. Measured in deaths per 100,000 people.

Analysis

In 2021, deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Maldives stood at 0 deaths per 100,000 people. That is the lowest value across all 6 years on record.

Over the whole period, deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Maldives peaked at 33.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004 and was at its lowest, 0 deaths per 100,000 people, in 1987.

Maldives ranks 130th of 196 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita in Maldives, year by year

Year deaths per 100,000 people Change
1987 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
1991 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2004 33.84 deaths per 100,000 people —
2007 0 deaths per 100,000 people -100.0%
2019 0 deaths per 100,000 people —
2021 0 deaths per 100,000 people —

Maldives compared with similar countries

  • Maldives's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.0379 deaths per 100,000 people. (55 countries reporting)
  • Maldives's 0 deaths per 100,000 people is below the median for South Asia, which is 0.1747 deaths per 100,000 people. (6 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 1
1990s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 1
2000s 16.92 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 33.84 deaths per 100,000 people 2
2010s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 1
2020s 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 0 deaths per 100,000 people 1

Countries ranked near Maldives

  1. 127 Algeria 0.0021 deaths per 100,000 people compare
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  3. 129 Mexico 0.0008 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  4. 130 Argentina 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  5. 130 Bahamas 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  6. 130 Barbados 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  7. 130 Belarus 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  8. 130 Belize 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  9. 130 Benin 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  10. 130 Bermuda 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  11. 130 Burkina Faso 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  12. 130 Cambodia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  13. 130 Canada 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  14. 130 Central African Republic 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  15. 130 Comoros 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  16. 130 Congo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  17. 130 Cook Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  18. 130 Costa Rica 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  19. 130 Croatia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  20. 130 Djibouti 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  21. 130 Egypt 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  22. 130 Eritrea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  23. 130 Eswatini 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  24. 130 French Polynesia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  25. 130 Gabon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  26. 130 Greece 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  27. 130 Guam 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  28. 130 Guinea-Bissau 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  29. 130 Guyana 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  30. 130 Hong Kong 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  31. 130 Hungary 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  32. 130 Iceland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  33. 130 Ireland 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  34. 130 Israel 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  35. 130 Kiribati 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  36. 130 Latvia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  37. 130 Lebanon 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  38. 130 Lesotho 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  39. 130 Liberia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  40. 130 Lithuania 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  41. 130 Luxembourg 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  42. 130 Marshall Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  43. 130 Martinique 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  44. 130 Micronesia (country) 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  45. 130 Montserrat 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  46. 130 Netherlands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  47. 130 New Caledonia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  48. 130 North Korea 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  49. 130 Northern Mariana Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  50. 130 Norway 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  51. 130 Palau 0 deaths per 100,000 people
  52. 130 Paraguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  53. 130 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  54. 130 Saint Lucia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  55. 130 Samoa 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  56. 130 Senegal 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  57. 130 Seychelles 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  58. 130 Sierra Leone 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  59. 130 Slovenia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  60. 130 Somalia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  61. 130 Suriname 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  62. 130 Sweden 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  63. 130 Togo 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  64. 130 Trinidad and Tobago 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  65. 130 Turks and Caicos Islands 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  66. 130 Tuvalu 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  67. 130 Uruguay 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  68. 130 Wallis and Futuna 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare
  69. 130 Zambia 0 deaths per 100,000 people compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Maldives?
Deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita in Maldives was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 2021, according to EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data.
What is the highest deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
The highest recorded value was 33.84 deaths per 100,000 people in 2004.
What is the lowest deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita recorded in Maldives?
The lowest recorded value was 0 deaths per 100,000 people in 1987.
How does Maldives rank for deaths rates from disasters vs. gdp per capita?
Maldives ranks 130th out of 196 countries with data for 2021.
Where does this Maldives data come from?
The figures come from EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Deaths rates from disasters vs. GDP per capita
Unit
deaths per 100,000 people
Source
EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
196 places, 6,223 data points, 1900–2026
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Death rate per 100,000 people as a result of a natural disaster.