What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Nepal and New Zealand?

23.33 million current united states dollars, with Nepal ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and New Zealand?

7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.

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.

Nepal vs New Zealand: Direct disaster economic loss

Nepal

62.33 million current united states dollars

in 2021

New Zealand

38.99 million current united states dollars

in 2024

Nepal rank

54th

New Zealand rank

57th

Direct disaster economic loss over time

Nepal
New Zealand

How they compare

Nepal currently reports 62.33 million current united states dollars against 38.99 million current united states dollars in New Zealand, a difference of 23.33 million current united states dollars.

That makes Nepal's figure about 1.6 times New Zealand's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 7 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Nepal ahead.

Nepal ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 57th of 130 countries.

Across the 2 decades both report, Nepal averaged higher in 1 and New Zealand in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nepal	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2010s	5.53 billion current united states dollars	444.71 million current united states dollars	5.09 billion current united states dollars	Nepal
2020s	65.47 million current united states dollars	454.01 million current united states dollars	388.54 million current united states dollars	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher direct disaster economic loss, Nepal or New Zealand?: Nepal, at 62.33 million current united states dollars against 38.99 million current united states dollars in New Zealand as of 2021.
What is the difference in direct disaster economic loss between Nepal and New Zealand?: 23.33 million current united states dollars, with Nepal ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nepal and New Zealand?: 7 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2021.
How do Nepal and New Zealand rank globally for direct disaster economic loss?: Nepal ranks 54th and New Zealand ranks 57th 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: 18 September 2026

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