Hong Kong vs Panama: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Hong Kong
13.53 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Panama
17.5 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Hong Kong rank
118th
Panama rank
115th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Hong Kong
- Panama
How they compare
Panama currently reports 17.5 affected per 100,000 people against 13.53 affected per 100,000 people in Hong Kong, a difference of 3.97 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Panama's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 8 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Panama ahead.
Hong Kong ranks 118th and Panama ranks 115th of 167 countries.
Panama has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong | Panama | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.8 affected per 100,000 people | 291.94 affected per 100,000 people | 272.14 affected per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2010s | 72.44 affected per 100,000 people | 400.2 affected per 100,000 people | 327.76 affected per 100,000 people | Panama |
| 2020s | 7.94 affected per 100,000 people | 356.13 affected per 100,000 people | 348.19 affected per 100,000 people | Panama |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Hong Kong or Panama?
- Panama, at 17.5 affected per 100,000 people against 13.53 affected per 100,000 people in Hong Kong as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Hong Kong and Panama?
- 3.97 affected per 100,000 people, with Panama ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong and Panama?
- 8 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong and Panama rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Hong Kong ranks 118th and Panama ranks 115th 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.