Puerto Rico vs Switzerland: People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita
Puerto Rico
0 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Switzerland
0 affected per 100,000 people
in 2025
Puerto Rico rank
153rd
Switzerland rank
153rd
People affected by disasters vs. GDP per capita over time
- Puerto Rico
- Switzerland
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 0 affected per 100,000 people against 0 affected per 100,000 people in Switzerland, a difference of 0 affected per 100,000 people.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Puerto Rico ahead.
Puerto Rico ranks 153rd and Switzerland ranks 153rd of 167 countries.
Puerto Rico has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Puerto Rico | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.91 affected per 100,000 people | 0.717 affected per 100,000 people | 32.19 affected per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 7,418 affected per 100,000 people | 0.8512 affected per 100,000 people | 7,417 affected per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
| 2020s | 79.8 affected per 100,000 people | 0.0752 affected per 100,000 people | 79.72 affected per 100,000 people | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita, Puerto Rico or Switzerland?
- Puerto Rico, at 0 affected per 100,000 people against 0 affected per 100,000 people in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita between Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
- 0 affected per 100,000 people, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Puerto Rico and Switzerland?
- 7 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Puerto Rico and Switzerland rank globally for people affected by disasters vs. gdp per capita?
- Puerto Rico ranks 153rd and Switzerland ranks 153rd 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.