What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?

6,050 current united states dollars, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?

7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.

Where does this data come from?

UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Ghana vs Papua New Guinea: Direct disaster economic loss

Ghana

1.66 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Papua New Guinea

1.67 million current united states dollars

in 2020

Ghana rank

98th

Papua New Guinea rank

97th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Ghana
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 1.67 million current united states dollars against 1.66 million current united states dollars in Ghana, a difference of 6,050 current united states dollars.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2011 it was Ghana ahead.

Ghana ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 130 countries.

Ghana has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Ghana	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
2010s	84.49 million current united states dollars	2.69 million current united states dollars	81.80 million current united states dollars	Ghana
2020s	2.90 billion current united states dollars	1.67 million current united states dollars	2.90 billion current united states dollars	Ghana

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Ghana or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 1.67 million current united states dollars against 1.66 million current united states dollars in Ghana as of 2020.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Ghana and Papua New Guinea?: 6,050 current united states dollars, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ghana and Papua New Guinea?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2011 to 2020.
How do Ghana and Papua New Guinea rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Ghana ranks 98th and Papua New Guinea ranks 97th of 130 countries.
Where does this data come from?: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as Direct disaster economic loss. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Direct disaster economic loss
Unit: current united states dollars
Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 130 places, 1,738 data points, 2005–2024
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Direct economic loss attributed to disasters (current United States dollars).