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Disasters stats: Australia vs Norway

  Australian Disasters stats

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Tsunami aid commitments as a percent of pledges 44.7% 80.8%
Ranked 15th. Ranked 6th. 81% more than Australia
Funds commited to Tsunami aid $193,000,000.00 $139,000,000.00
Ranked 5th. 39% more than Norway Ranked 9th.
Funds commited to Tsunami aid (per $ GDP) 0.03 per $100 0.1 per $100
Ranked 5th. Ranked 1st. 138% more than Australia
Funds committed to emergency Tsunami aid $99,000,000.00 $78,000,000.00
Ranked 5th. 27% more than Norway Ranked 6th.
Funds committed to emergency Tsunami aid (per $ GDP) 0.2 per $1,000 0.4 per $1,000
Ranked 7th. Ranked 1st. 163% more than Australia
Hurricane Katrina > International aid response AUD 10 million and a team of 20 emergency response officers immediately. Australia is donating 8 million to American Red Cross. Has made offers of help and assistance. An amount of NOK 10 million will be given through the Norwegian Red Cross and the UN. In addition, Norway has offered divers and medicines.
Tsunami > Foreigners death toll 13 16
Ranked 10th. Ranked 8th. 23% more than Australia
Tsunami > Foreign tourists missing 349 77
Ranked 9th. 4 times more than Norway Ranked 14th.
Tsunami > Funds pledged $431,000,000.00 $175,300,000.00
Ranked 5th. 146% more than Norway Ranked 8th.
Tsunami > Funds pledged by NGOs and public $144,400,000.00 $89,800,000.00
Ranked 5th. 61% more than Norway Ranked 8th.
Tsunami > Funds pledged by NGOs and public (per $ GDP) $236,063.00 per $1 billion $490,710.00 per $1 billion
Ranked 6th. Ranked 2nd. 108% more than Australia
Tsunami > Funds pledged (per $ GDP) 0.7 per $1,000 1.0 per $1,000
Ranked 4th. Ranked 3rd. 36% more than Australia
Tsunami > International aid packages The government has raised its offer of aid to $815 million over a five-year period. Half of this sum is in bilateral loans. Prime Minister, John Howard has been sceptical about supporting the debt relief initiative being pushed by other wealthy countries. Donations from the Australian public total $88m. About 350 military staff, four military helicopters, a troop transport ship, a military health support team and a water purification plant are being sent to Indonesia, as well as a team of volunteer medical professionals. Pledged $182m in government donations, plus $30m raised in private donations.
Tsunami > Total aid package $963,370,000.00 $265,100,000.00
Ranked 3rd. 3 times more than Norway Ranked 8th.
Tsunami > Total aid package (per $ GDP) $1,574,910.00 per $1 billion $1,448,630.00 per $1 billion
Ranked 2nd. 9% more than Norway Ranked 3rd.

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