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List of countries by natural disaster risk 
Summary
The report systematically considers a country's vulnerability and its exposure to natural hazards to determine a ranking of countries around the world based on their natural disaster risk. The WorldRiskIndex (WRI), developed by the Institute for Environment and Human Security (EHS) of the United Nations University (UNU) and Bündnis Entwicklung hilft (BEH), is the main feature of the World Risk Report (WRR). It determines the risk of becoming a victim of a disaster as a result of vulnerability and natural hazards such as earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, storms, floods, droughts and sea level rise for 185 countries worldwide. The WRI is based on 28 indicators and research data which are globally freely available and results in a global risk ranking and maps which allow for comparison between countries. Risk is at its highest where a high level of exposure to natural hazards coincides with very vulnerable societies.[1]
Rankings edit
Legend edit
Very low chance of disasters
Low chance of disasters
Medium chance of disasters
High chance of disasters
Very high chance of disasters
Rankings by country edit
| Rank | Country | 2022[2] | 2016[3][4] | 2013[5] | 2012[6] | 2011[7] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Andorra
|
0.26% | — | — | — | — |
| 1 |  Monaco
|
0.26% | — | — | — | — |
| 2 |  San Marino
|
0.38% | — | — | — | — |
| 3 |  São Tomé and Príncipe
|
0.48% | — | — | — | — |
| 4 |  Luxembourg
|
0.52% | 2.43% | 2.68% | 2.65% | 2.70% |
| 5 |  Liechtenstein
|
0.79% | — | — | — | — |
| 6 |  Singapore
|
0.81% | 2.27% | 2.49% | 2.54% | 2.85% |
| 7 |  Belarus
|
0.83% | 3.11% | 3.31% | 3.32% | 2.98% |
| 8 |  Malta
|
0.94% | 0.60% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.72% |
| 9 |  Bahrain
|
0.95% | 1.69% | 1.81% | 1.81% | 1.66% |
| 10 |  Hungary
|
0.97% | 5.32% | 5.69% | 5.87% | 5.49% |
| 11 |  Czechia
|
1.00% | 3.37% | 3.61% | 3.67% | 4.15% |
| 11 |  Nauru
|
1.00% | — | — | — | — |
| 11 |  Slovakia
|
1.00% | 3.39% | 3.63% | 3.69% | 3.38% |
| 12 |  Maldives
|
1.02% | — | — | — | — |
| 13 |  Denmark
|
1.03% | 2.89% | 3.10% | 3.09% | 2.86% |
| 13 |  Switzerland
|
1.03% | 2.37% | 2.61% | 2.59% | 2.55% |
| 14 |  Bhutan
|
1.09% | 7.51% | 7.98% | 8.17% | 13.65% |
| 15 |  Austria
|
1.14% | 3.39% | 3.80% | 3.75% | 3.41% |
| 16 |  Qatar
|
1.17% | 0.08% | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.02% |
| 17 |  Palau
|
1.25% | — | — | — | — |
| 18 |  North Macedonia
|
1.26% | 5.87% | 6.28% | 6.10% | 6.80% |
| 19 |  Cape Verde
|
1.27% | 10.39% | 10.80% | 10.88% | 9.47% |
| 20 |  Turkmenistan
|
1.29% | 6.44% | 6.57% | 6.64% | 7.18% |
| 21 |  Finland
|
1.30% | 2.21% | 2.28% | 2.24% | 2.06% |
| 21 |  Moldova
|
1.30% | 4.79% | 5.05% | 5.23% | 4.78% |
| 22 |  Lesotho
|
1.32% | 6.84% | 7.09% | 7.22% | 7.86% |
| 22 |  Togo
|
1.32% | 10.36% | 10.34% | 10.64% | 10.40% |
| 23 |  Brunei
|
1.34% | 17.00% | 15.58% | 15.92% | 14.08% |
| 24 |  Botswana
|
1.44% | 5.14% | 5.37% | 5.21% | 5.56% |
| 24 |  Slovenia
|
1.44% | 3.41% | 3.69% | 3.81% | 3.72% |
| 25 |  Tuvalu
|
1.46% | — | — | — | — |
| 26 |  Benin
|
1.61% | 11.39% | 11.32% | 11.42% | 10.90% |
| 27 |  Iceland
|
1.65% | 1.52% | 1.55% | 1.53% | 1.56% |
| 28 |  Paraguay
|
1.74% | 3.48% | 3.85% | 3.84% | 4.12% |
| 28 |  Uzbekistan
|
1.74% | 8.59% | 8.66% | 8.71% | 9.37% |
| 29 |  Estonia
|
1.82% | 2.36% | 2.52% | 2.50% | 2.25% |
| 29 |  Eswatini
|
1.82% | 7.52% | 7.65% | 7.84% | 7.37% |
| 30 |  Serbia
|
1.84% | 7.12% | 7.53% | 7.67% | 5.44% |
| 31 |  Grenada
|
1.85% | 1.42% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 2.29% |
| 32 |  Barbados
|
2.06% | 1.32% | 1.16% | 1.15% | 2.44% |
| 32 |  Burkina Faso
|
2.06% | 9.54% | 9.72% | 9.74% | 11.58% |
| 32 |  Sweden
|
2.06% | 2.12% | 2.26% | 2.15% | 2.00% |
| 33 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
2.07% | — | — | — | — |
| 34 |  Ivory Coast
|
2.08% | 8.88% | 8.86% | 9.00% | 9.03% |
| 34 |  Mongolia
|
2.08% | 3.08% | 3.10% | 3.24% | 3.43% |
| 35 |  Latvia
|
2.14% | 3.31% | 3.48% | 3.51% | 3.09% |
| 36 |  Bulgaria
|
2.15% | 4.22% | 4.43% | 4.56% | 4.08% |
| 37 |  Niger
|
2.17% | 11.24% | 11.62% | 11.93% | 14.03% |
| 38 |  Kazakhstan
|
2.18% | 3.56% | 3.84% | 3.87% | 4.04% |
| 39 |  Azerbaijan
|
2.20% | 5.54% | 6.19% | 6.25% | 5.86% |
| 39 |  Kyrgyzstan
|
2.20% | 7.86% | 8.43% | 8.50% | 8.48% |
| 40 |  Lithuania
|
2.24% | 2.92% | 3.18% | 3.23% | 2.89% |
| 41 |  Mali
|
2.25% | 8.39% | 8.65% | 8.76% | 11.51% |
| 42 |  Marshall Islands
|
2.29% | — | — | — | — |
| 43 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
2.30% | — | — | — | — |
| 44 |  Tajikistan
|
2.38% | 6.72% | 7.35% | 7.40% | 7.47% |
| 45 |  Zimbabwe
|
2.44% | 10.06% | 9.96% | 9.87% | 9.63% |
| 46 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
2.51% | 6.10% | 6.42% | 6.63% | 6.25% |
| 47 |  Seychelles
|
2.54% | 2.55% | 2.58% | 2.60% | 2.68% |
| 48 |  Comoros
|
2.56% | 7.29% | 7.52% | 7.45% | 6.93% |
| 48 |  Kuwait
|
2.56% | 3.28% | 3.70% | 3.71% | 3.71% |
| 49 |  Nepal
|
2.62% | 5.12% | 5.53% | 5.69% | 6.15% |
| 50 |  Kiribati
|
2.64% | 1.78% | 1.78% | 1.78% | 1.88% |
| 51 |  Saint Lucia
|
2.69% | — | — | — | — |
| 52 |  Rwanda
|
2.70% | 7.09% | 7.43% | 7.60% | 8.68% |
| 53 |  Armenia
|
2.72% | 6.07% | 6.91% | 7.05% | 6.36% |
| 54 |  Cyprus
|
2.78% | 2.68% | 2.77% | 2.81% | 3.46% |
| 55 |  Uganda
|
2.81% | 6.52% | 6.69% | 6.75% | 7.57% |
| 56 |  Laos
|
2.91% | 5.59% | 5.71% | 5.73% | 5.80% |
| 57 |  Chad
|
2.92% | 10.85% | 11.06% | 11.13% | 12.25% |
| 58 |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
2.93% | 7.50% | 7.65% | 7.68% | 6.70% |
| 59 |  Zambia
|
2.94% | 7.25% | 7.46% | 7.44% | 8.41% |
| 60 |  Burundi
|
3.03% | 10.28% | 10.46% | 10.49% | 11.56% |
| 61 |  Ghana
|
3.05% | 8.39% | 8.81% | 8.85% | 9.35% |
| 62 |  Bolivia
|
3.07% | 4.58% | 5.08% | 5.13% | 5.16% |
| 63 |  Ireland
|
3.10% | 4.60% | 4.69% | 4.50% | 4.15% |
| 64 |  Samoa
|
3.15% | — | — | — | — |
| 65 |  Norway
|
3.16% | 2.19% | 2.35% | 2.31% | 2.28% |
| 66 |  Romania
|
3.19% | 5.92% | 6.61% | 6.78% | 6.43% |
| 67 |  Dominica
|
3.27% | — | — | — | — |
| 68 |  Malawi
|
3.30% | 7.98% | 8.02% | 8.18% | 8.99% |
| 68 |  Montenegro
|
3.30% | — | — | — | — |
| 69 |  Central African Republic
|
3.34% | 7.03% | 6.57% | 6.55% | 6.95% |
| 70 |  Equatorial Guinea
|
3.36% | 4.46% | 4.49% | 4.47% | 6.72% |
| 71 |  Jordan
|
3.48% | 4.58% | 4.88% | 4.90% | 5.13% |
| 72 |  Mauritius
|
3.50% | 15.53% | 14.89% | 15.36% | 15.74% |
| 73 |  Lebanon
|
3.52% | 5.01% | 5.05% | 5.10% | 5.01% |
| 74 |  Bahamas
|
3.75% | 4.14% | 3.99% | 4.17% | 4.52% |
| 85 |  Georgia
|
3.79% | 6.27% | 6.83% | 6.75% | 6.97% |
| 86 |  Antigua and Barbuda
|
3.84% | — | — | — | — |
| 87 |  Ukraine
|
3.89% | 2.97% | 3.14% | 3.19% | 3.02% |
| 88 |  Germany
|
3.92% | 2.95% | 3.24% | 3.27% | 2.96% |
| 89 |  Tonga
|
3.94% | 29.33% | 28.23% | 28.62% | 29.08% |
| 90 |  Netherlands
|
4.04% | 8.24% | 8.76% | 8.49% | 7.71% |
| 91 |  Afghanistan
|
4.05% | 9.50% | 9.93% | 9.79% | 14.06% |
| 92 |  Liberia
|
4.11% | 7.84% | 7.71% | 7.86% | 9.20% |
| 93 |  Guinea-Bissau
|
4.14% | 13.56% | 13.09% | 13.34% | 13.12% |
| 94 |  Belgium
|
4.16% | 3.07% | 3.42% | 3.48% | 3.51% |
| 95 |  South Sudan
|
4.21% | — | — | — | — |
| 96 |  Micronesia
|
4.36% | — | — | — | — |
| 97 |  Gambia
|
4.45% | 12.07% | 11.71% | 11.84% | 13.90% |
| 98 |  Poland
|
4.63% | 3.20% | 3.46% | 3.53% | 3.42% |
| 99 |  Israel
|
4.65% | 2.30% | 2.49% | 2.43% | 2.60% |
| 99 |  Jamaica
|
4.65% | 11.83% | 12.15% | 12.15% | 12.89% |
| 100 |  Gabon
|
4.72% | 6.04% | 5.93% | 6.20% | 6.30% |
| 101 |  Ethiopia
|
4.80% | 7.04% | 7.36% | 7.35% | 7.09% |
| 102 |  Congo
|
4.85% | 7.19% | 7.57% | 7.38% | 7.71% |
| 103 |  Croatia
|
4.86% | 3.97% | 4.24% | 4.35% | 3.71% |
| 104 |  Suriname
|
4.87% | 8.44% | 8.55% | 8.62% | 9.25% |
| 105 |  Uruguay
|
4.92% | 4.03% | 4.09% | 4.12% | 3.94% |
| 106 |  Albania
|
4.98% | 9.50% | 10.01% | 9.96% | 9.98% |
| 107 |  Sierra Leone
|
5.00% | 10.21% | 10.37% | 10.58% | 11.25% |
| 108 |  Portugal
|
5.08% | 3.45% | 3.80% | 3.82% | 3.62% |
| 109 |  Senegal
|
5.42% | 10.38% | 10.99% | 11.08% | 11.76% |
| 110 |  United Kingdom
|
5.78% | 3.54% | 3.71% | 3.65% | 3.61% |
| 111 |  Namibia
|
5.93% | 5.37% | 5.68% | 5.72% | 6.63% |
| 111 |  Sri Lanka
|
5.93% | 7.32% | 7.67% | 7.79% | 7.84% |
| 112 |  United Arab Emirates
|
6.52% | 1.97% | 2.10% | 2.07% | 4.09% |
| 113 |  Fiji
|
6.54% | 13.15% | 14.10% | 13.53% | 11.13% |
| 114 |  Guyana
|
6.64% | 11.39% | 11.65% | 11.77% | 9.02% |
| 115 |  France
|
6.67% | 2.62% | 2.79% | 2.78% | 2.76% |
| 116 |  Guinea
|
6.84% | 8.20% | 8.32% | 8.55% | 9.49% |
| 117 |  Oman
|
7.27% | 2.64% | 2.74% | 2.72% | 2.80% |
| 118 |  Belize
|
7.65% | 6.55% | 6.62% | 6.63% | 5.93% |
| 119 |  Eritrea
|
7.70% | 6.35% | 6.35% | 6.44% | 7.22% |
| 120 |  Cuba
|
7.97% | 6.13% | 6.51% | 6.55% | 5.99% |
| 120 |  East Timor
|
7.97% | 15.69% | 16.37% | 17.13% | 17.45% |
| 121 |  Cambodia
|
8.42% | 16.58% | 16.90% | 17.17% | 16.58% |
| 122 |  Greece
|
8.55% | 6.70% | 7.38% | 7.81% | 8.27% |
| 123 |  Iraq
|
8.65% | 4.49% | 4.83% | 4.95% | 5.77% |
| 124 |  Nigeria
|
9.12% | 7.98% | 8.32% | 8.28% | 9.03% |
| 125 |  Mauritania
|
9.34% | 7.95% | 8.26% | 8.43% | 9.70% |
| 126 |  Italy
|
9.37% | 4.42% | 4.88% | 4.82% | 4.74% |
| 127 |  South Africa
|
9.42% | 5.58% | 5.80% | 5.90% | 5.71% |
| 128 |  Algeria
|
9.58% | 7.36% | 8.13% | 8.15% | 8.06% |
| 129 |  Saudi Arabia
|
9.64% | 1.14% | 1.32% | 1.31% | 1.26% |
| 130 |  DR Congo
|
9.65% | — | — | — | — |
| 131 |  Spain
|
9.68% | 3.05% | 3.38% | 3.40% | 3.29% |
| 132 |  Tunisia
|
9.87% | 5.40% | 5.90% | 5.90% | 5.72% |
| 133 |  Haiti
|
9.99% | 11.68% | 11.88% | 11.96% | 11.45% |
| 134 |  Sudan
|
10.12% | 7.99% | 7.87% | 7.88% | 9.25% |
| 135 |  Morocco
|
10.29% | 6.45% | 7.13% | 7.21% | 7.17% |
| 136 |  South Korea
|
10.51% | 4.59% | 4.94% | 4.89% | 4.14% |
| 137 |  Vanuatu
|
10.64% | 36.28% | 36.43% | 36.31% | 32.00% |
| 138 |  Djibouti
|
10.66% | 10.30% | 9.84% | 9.96% | 7.05% |
| 139 |  Angola
|
11.02% | 6.52% | 6.45% | 6.56% | 8.02% |
| 140 |  Cameroon
|
11.17% | 10.91% | 11.09% | 10.96% | 14.46% |
| 141 |  Guatemala
|
11.18% | 19.88% | 20.88% | 20.75% | 20.88% |
| 142 |  North Korea
|
11.82% | — | — | — | — |
| 143 |  Brazil
|
12.15% | 4.09% | 4.26% | 4.30% | 4.26% |
| 144 |  Syria
|
12.16% | 5.69% | 5.67% | 5.68% | 6.19% |
| 145 |  New Zealand
|
13.05% | 4.55% | 4.69% | 4.44% | 4.28% |
| 146 |  Dominican Republic
|
13.23% | 10.96% | 11.28% | 11.63% | 12.00% |
| 147 |  Chile
|
13.84% | 11.65% | 12.28% | 12.26% | 11.97% |
| 148 |  Kenya
|
13.92% | 6.77% | 7.08% | 7.18% | 7.24% |
| 149 |  Costa Rica
|
14.20% | 17.00% | 16.94% | 17.38% | 16.74% |
| 150 |  Libya
|
14.31% | 3.79% | 3.93% | 3.80% | 3.67% |
| 151 |  Malaysia
|
14.36% | 6.39% | 6.45% | 6.53% | 6.69% |
| 152 |  El Salvador
|
14.37% | 16.05% | 16.85% | 16.89% | 16.49% |
| 153 |  Solomon Islands
|
14.62% | 19.14% | 18.11% | 18.15% | 23.51% |
| 154 |  Argentina
|
15.61% | 3.56% | 3.76% | 3.80% | 3.77% |
| 155 |  Honduras
|
16.00% | 10.68% | 10.91% | 11.02% | 12.10% |
| 156 |  Turkey
|
16.23% | 5.20% | 5.52% | 5.68% | 5.38% |
| 157 |  Tanzania
|
16.38% | 7.65% | 7.99% | 8.11% | 8.64% |
| 158 |  Japan
|
17.03% | 12.99% | 13.56% | 13.69% | 13.57% |
| 159 |  Panama
|
18.38% | 7.26% | 7.49% | 7.69% | 7.70% |
| 160 |  Iran
|
18.48% | 4.73% | 4.92% | 4.98% | 5.11% |
| 161 |  Canada
|
18.99% | 3.01% | 3.18% | 3.18% | 2.57% |
| 162 |  Egypt
|
20.65% | 2.29% | 2.34% | 2.33% | 2.38% |
| 163 |  Thailand
|
20.91% | 6.19% | 6.34% | 6.44% | 6.86% |
| 164 |  Australia
|
21.36% | 4.22% | 4.51% | 4.57% | 4.28% |
| 165 |  Nicaragua
|
22.35% | 14.62% | 15.18% | 15.39% | 11.91% |
| 166 |  Ecuador
|
22.42% | 7.53% | 7.77% | 7.94% | 8.69% |
| 167 |  Venezuela
|
22.45% | 5.93% | 6.16% | 6.13% | 6.11% |
| 168 |  United States
|
22.73% | 3.76% | 3.99% | 3.99% | 3.72% |
| 169 |  Madagascar
|
23.48% | 11.15% | 11.23% | 11.50% | 10.27% |
| 170 |  Papua New Guinea
|
24.10% | 16.43% | 15.90% | 15.81% | 15.45% |
| 171 |  Yemen
|
24.26% | 5.97% | 6.03% | 5.98% | 6.83% |
| 172 |  Somalia
|
25.07% | — | — | — | — |
| 173 |  Peru
|
25.41% | 6.59% | 7.02% | 6.96% | 7.82% |
| 174 |  Vietnam
|
25.85% | 12.81% | 12.88% | 11.21% | |
| 175 |  Russia
|
26.54% | 3.58% | 3.78% | 3.83% | 3.56% |
| 176 |  Pakistan
|
26.75% | 6.96% | 7.21% | 7.25% | 7.84% |
| 177 |  Bangladesh
|
27.90% | 19.17% | 19.81% | 20.22% | 17.45% |
| 178 |  China
|
28.70% | 6.39% | 6.97% | 7.04% | 6.90% |
| 179 |  Mozambique
|
34.37% | 8.69% | 8.89% | 9.09% | 9.98% |
| 180 |  Myanmar
|
35.49% | 8.90% | 9.10% | 9.15% | 8.54% |
| 181 |  Mexico
|
37.55% | 5.97% | 6.39% | 6.39% | 6.53% |
| 182 |  Colombia
|
38.37% | 6.45% | 6.90% | 6.89% | 6.86% |
| 183 |  Indonesia
|
41.46% | 10.24% | 10.54% | 10.74% | 11.69% |
| 184 | Haiti
|
42.31% | 26.64% | 27.17% | 22.28% | 17.68% |
| 185 |  Philippines
|
46.82% | 26.70% | 27.52% | 27.98% | 24.32% |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-05-04. Retrieved 2014-05-04.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "2022 World Risk Index" (PDF). Retrieved 11 February 2023.
- ^ "2016 World Risk Index". unu.edu. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- ^ "2016 World Risk Index" (PDF).
- ^ 2013 World Risk Index Archived 2014-08-16 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ 2012 World Risk Index
- ^ 2011 World Risk Index
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