What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Haiti and Republic of Korea?

141.41 million current united states dollars, with Haiti ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Republic of Korea?

19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.

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.

Haiti vs Republic of Korea: Direct disaster economic loss

Haiti

856.55 million current united states dollars

in 2023

Republic of Korea

715.14 million current united states dollars

in 2023

Haiti rank

20th

Republic of Korea rank

23rd

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Haiti
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Haiti currently reports 856.55 million current united states dollars against 715.14 million current united states dollars in Republic of Korea, a difference of 141.41 million current united states dollars.

That makes Haiti's figure about 1.2 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 19 shared years of data; in 2005 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Haiti ranks 20th and Republic of Korea ranks 23rd of 130 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Haiti averaged higher in 2 and Republic of Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Haiti	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
2000s	61.27 million current united states dollars	63.99 million current united states dollars	2.73 million current united states dollars	Republic of Korea
2010s	881.82 million current united states dollars	112.80 million current united states dollars	769.01 million current united states dollars	Haiti
2020s	819.73 million current united states dollars	323.13 million current united states dollars	496.60 million current united states dollars	Haiti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Haiti or Republic of Korea?: Haiti, at 856.55 million current united states dollars against 715.14 million current united states dollars in Republic of Korea as of 2023.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Haiti and Republic of Korea?: 141.41 million current united states dollars, with Haiti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Haiti and Republic of Korea?: 19 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2023.
How do Haiti and Republic of Korea rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Haiti ranks 20th and Republic of Korea ranks 23rd 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).