Lao People's Democratic Republic vs Papua New Guinea: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Lao People's Democratic Republic
2,313 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Papua New Guinea
1,827 affected per 100,000 people
in 2026
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
37th
Papua New Guinea rank
40th
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Lao People's Democratic Republic
- Papua New Guinea
How they compare
Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 2,313 affected per 100,000 people against 1,827 affected per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 486 affected per 100,000 people.
That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 1.3 times Papua New Guinea's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 17 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 37th and Papua New Guinea ranks 40th of 167 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Lao People's Democratic Republic averaged higher in 2 and Papua New Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lao People's Democratic Republic | Papua New Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4,910 affected per 100,000 people | 291.37 affected per 100,000 people | 4,618 affected per 100,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
| 2010s | 4,937 affected per 100,000 people | 5,158 affected per 100,000 people | 220.99 affected per 100,000 people | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 1,859 affected per 100,000 people | 183.78 affected per 100,000 people | 1,675 affected per 100,000 people | Lao People's Democratic Republic |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Lao People's Democratic Republic or Papua New Guinea?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 2,313 affected per 100,000 people against 1,827 affected per 100,000 people in Papua New Guinea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 486 affected per 100,000 people, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea?
- 17 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Lao People's Democratic Republic and Papua New Guinea rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 37th 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.