Burundi vs Papua New Guinea: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Burundi
1,693 affected per 100,000 people
in 2024
Papua New Guinea
1,827 affected per 100,000 people
in 2026
Burundi rank
42nd
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burundi
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 1,827 affected per 100,000 people against 1,693 affected per 100,000 people in Burundi, a difference of 134 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Burundi's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Burundi ahead.
Burundi ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Burundi averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burundi | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3,991 affected per 100,000 people | 476.12 affected per 100,000 people | 3,515 affected per 100,000 people | Burundi |
| 2010s | 117.67 affected per 100,000 people | 5,947 affected per 100,000 people | 5,830 affected per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 698.01 affected per 100,000 people | 299.86 affected per 100,000 people | 398.14 affected per 100,000 people | Burundi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Burundi or Papua New Guinea?
- Papua New Guinea, at 1,827 affected per 100,000 people against 1,693 affected per 100,000 people in Burundi as of 2026.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 134 affected per 100,000 people, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burundi and Papua New Guinea?
- 19 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Burundi and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Burundi ranks 42nd and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- EM-DAT, CRED / UCLouvain (2026); Population based on various sources (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Rate of people per 100,000 affected by a natural disaster.