El Salvador vs Ghana: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
El Salvador
142.78 affected per 100,000 people
in 2024
Ghana
121.68 affected per 100,000 people
in 2023
El Salvador rank
85th
Ghana rank
88th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- El Salvador
- Ghana
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 142.78 affected per 100,000 people against 121.68 affected per 100,000 people in Ghana, a difference of 21.1 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes El Salvador's figure about 1.2 times Ghana's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2001 it was El Salvador ahead.
El Salvador ranks 85th and Ghana ranks 88th of 167 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | El Salvador | Ghana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6,995 affected per 100,000 people | 602.49 affected per 100,000 people | 6,392 affected per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 3,019 affected per 100,000 people | 534.86 affected per 100,000 people | 2,484 affected per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 643.43 affected per 100,000 people | 34.6 affected per 100,000 people | 608.83 affected per 100,000 people | El Salvador |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, El Salvador or Ghana?
- El Salvador, at 142.78 affected per 100,000 people against 121.68 affected per 100,000 people in Ghana as of 2024.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between El Salvador and Ghana?
- 21.1 affected per 100,000 people, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Ghana?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2023.
- How do El Salvador and Ghana rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- El Salvador ranks 85th and Ghana ranks 88th 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.