List of countries by natural disaster risk
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 WRI developed by UNU-EHS and BEH the main feature of the WRR, 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 172 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
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Rankings by country
| Rank | Country | 2016[2][3] | 2013[4] | 2012[5] | 2011[6] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Qatar
|
0.08% | 0.11% | 0.10% | 0.02% |
| 2 |  Malta
|
0.60% | 0.61% | 0.61% | 0.72% |
| 3 |  Saudi Arabia
|
1.14% | 1.32% | 1.31% | 1.26% |
| 4 |  Barbados
|
1.32% | 1.16% | 1.15% | 2.44% |
| 5 |  Grenada
|
1.42% | 1.44% | 1.44% | 2.29% |
| 6 |  Iceland
|
1.52% | 1.55% | 1.53% | 1.56% |
| 7 |  Bahrain
|
1.69% | 1.81% | 1.81% | 1.66% |
| 8 |  Kiribati
|
1.78% | 1.78% | 1.78% | 1.88% |
| 9 |  United Arab Emirates
|
1.97% | 2.10% | 2.07% | 4.09% |
| 10 |  Sweden
|
2.12% | 2.26% | 2.15% | 2.00% |
| 11 |  Norway
|
2.19% | 2.35% | 2.31% | 2.28% |
| 12 |  Finland
|
2.21% | 2.28% | 2.24% | 2.06% |
| 13 |  Singapore
|
2.27% | 2.49% | 2.54% | 2.85% |
| 14 |  Egypt
|
2.29% | 2.34% | 2.33% | 2.38% |
| 15 |  Israel /  Palestine
|
2.30% | 2.49% | 2.43% | 2.60% |
| 16 |  Estonia
|
2.36% | 2.52% | 2.50% | 2.25% |
| 17 |  Switzerland
|
2.37% | 2.61% | 2.59% | 2.55% |
| 18 |  Luxembourg
|
2.43% | 2.68% | 2.65% | 2.70% |
| 19 |  Seychelles
|
2.55% | 2.58% | 2.60% | 2.68% |
| 20 |  France
|
2.62% | 2.79% | 2.78% | 2.76% |
| 21 |  Oman
|
2.64% | 2.74% | 2.72% | 2.80% |
| 22 |  Cyprus
|
2.68% | 2.77% | 2.81% | 3.46% |
| 23 |  Denmark
|
2.89% | 3.10% | 3.09% | 2.86% |
| 24 |  Lithuania
|
2.92% | 3.18% | 3.23% | 2.89% |
| 25 |  Germany
|
2.95% | 3.24% | 3.27% | 2.96% |
| 26 |  Ukraine
|
2.97% | 3.14% | 3.19% | 3.02% |
| 27 |  Canada
|
3.01% | 3.18% | 3.18% | 2.57% |
| 28 |  Spain
|
3.05% | 3.38% | 3.40% | 3.29% |
| 29 |  Belgium
|
3.07% | 3.42% | 3.48% | 3.51% |
| 30 |  Mongolia
|
3.08% | 3.10% | 3.24% | 3.43% |
| 31 |  Belarus
|
3.11% | 3.31% | 3.32% | 2.98% |
| 32 |  Poland
|
3.20% | 3.46% | 3.53% | 3.42% |
| 33 |  Kuwait
|
3.28% | 3.70% | 3.71% | 3.71% |
| 34 |  Latvia
|
3.31% | 3.48% | 3.51% | 3.09% |
| 35 |  Czech Republic
|
3.37% | 3.61% | 3.67% | 4.15% |
| 36 |  Slovakia
|
3.39% | 3.63% | 3.69% | 3.38% |
| 37 |  Austria
|
3.39% | 3.80% | 3.75% | 3.41% |
| 38 |  Slovenia
|
3.41% | 3.69% | 3.81% | 3.72% |
| 39 |  Portugal
|
3.45% | 3.80% | 3.82% | 3.62% |
| 40 |  Paraguay
|
3.48% | 3.85% | 3.84% | 4.12% |
| 41 |  United Kingdom
|
3.54% | 3.71% | 3.65% | 3.61% |
| 42 |  Kazakhstan
|
3.56% | 3.84% | 3.87% | 4.04% |
| 43 |  Argentina
|
3.56% | 3.76% | 3.80% | 3.77% |
| 44 |  Russia
|
3.58% | 3.78% | 3.83% | 3.56% |
| 45 |  United States
|
3.76% | 3.99% | 3.99% | 3.72% |
| 46 |  Libya
|
3.79% | 3.93% | 3.80% | 3.67% |
| 47 |  Croatia
|
3.97% | 4.24% | 4.35% | 3.71% |
| 48 |  Uruguay
|
4.03% | 4.09% | 4.12% | 3.94% |
| 49 |  Brazil
|
4.09% | 4.26% | 4.30% | 4.26% |
| 50 |  Bahamas
|
4.14% | 3.99% | 4.17% | 4.52% |
| 51 |  Australia
|
4.22% | 4.51% | 4.57% | 4.28% |
| 52 |  Bulgaria
|
4.22% | 4.43% | 4.56% | 4.08% |
| 53 |  Italy
|
4.42% | 4.88% | 4.82% | 4.74% |
| 54 |  Equatorial Guinea
|
4.46% | 4.49% | 4.47% | 6.72% |
| 55 |  Iraq
|
4.49% | 4.83% | 4.95% | 5.77% |
| 56 |  New Zealand
|
4.55% | 4.69% | 4.44% | 4.28% |
| 57 |  Jordan
|
4.58% | 4.88% | 4.90% | 5.13% |
| 58 |  Bolivia
|
4.58% | 5.08% | 5.13% | 5.16% |
| 59 |  South Korea
|
4.59% | 4.94% | 4.89% | 4.14% |
| 60 |  Ireland
|
4.60% | 4.69% | 4.50% | 4.15% |
| 61 |  Iran
|
4.73% | 4.92% | 4.98% | 5.11% |
| 62 |  Moldova
|
4.79% | 5.05% | 5.23% | 4.78% |
| 63 |  Lebanon
|
5.01% | 5.05% | 5.10% | 5.01% |
| 64 |  Nepal
|
5.12% | 5.53% | 5.69% | 6.15% |
| 65 |  Botswana
|
5.14% | 5.37% | 5.21% | 5.56% |
| 66 |  Turkey
|
5.20% | 5.52% | 5.68% | 5.38% |
| 67 |  Hungary
|
5.32% | 5.69% | 5.87% | 5.49% |
| 68 |  Namibia
|
5.37% | 5.68% | 5.72% | 6.63% |
| 69 |  Tunisia
|
5.40% | 5.90% | 5.90% | 5.72% |
| 70 |  Azerbaijan
|
5.54% | 6.19% | 6.25% | 5.86% |
| 71 |  South Africa
|
5.58% | 5.80% | 5.90% | 5.71% |
| 72 |  Laos
|
5.59% | 5.71% | 5.73% | 5.80% |
| 73 |  Syria
|
5.69% | 5.67% | 5.68% | 6.19% |
| 74 |  Macedonia
|
5.87% | 6.28% | 6.10% | 6.80% |
| 75 |  Romania
|
5.92% | 6.61% | 6.78% | 6.43% |
| 76 |  Venezuela
|
5.93% | 6.16% | 6.13% | 6.11% |
| 77 |  Mexico
|
5.97% | 6.39% | 6.39% | 6.53% |
| 78 |  Yemen
|
5.97% | 6.03% | 5.98% | 6.83% |
| 79 |  Gabon
|
6.04% | 5.93% | 6.20% | 6.30% |
| 80 |  Armenia
|
6.07% | 6.91% | 7.05% | 6.36% |
| 81 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
6.10% | 6.42% | 6.63% | 6.25% |
| 82 |  Cuba
|
6.13% | 6.51% | 6.55% | 5.99% |
| 83 |  Thailand
|
6.19% | 6.34% | 6.44% | 6.86% |
| 84 |  Georgia
|
6.27% | 6.83% | 6.75% | 6.97% |
| 85 |  Eritrea
|
6.35% | 6.35% | 6.44% | 7.22% |
| 86 |  Malaysia
|
6.39% | 6.45% | 6.53% | 6.69% |
| 87 |  China
|
6.39% | 6.97% | 7.04% | 6.90% |
| 88 |  Turkmenistan
|
6.44% | 6.57% | 6.64% | 7.18% |
| 89 |  Colombia
|
6.45% | 6.90% | 6.89% | 6.86% |
| 90 |  Morocco
|
6.45% | 7.13% | 7.21% | 7.17% |
| 91 |  Angola
|
6.52% | 6.45% | 6.56% | 8.02% |
| 92 |  Uganda
|
6.52% | 6.69% | 6.75% | 7.57% |
| 93 |  Belize
|
6.55% | 6.62% | 6.63% | 5.93% |
| 94 |  Peru
|
6.59% | 7.02% | 6.96% | 7.82% |
| 95 |  India
|
6.64% | 7.17% | 7.28% | 7.68% |
| 96 |  Greece
|
6.70% | 7.38% | 7.81% | 8.27% |
| 97 |  Tajikistan
|
6.72% | 7.35% | 7.40% | 7.47% |
| 98 |  Kenya
|
6.77% | 7.08% | 7.18% | 7.24% |
| 99 |  Lesotho
|
6.84% | 7.09% | 7.22% | 7.86% |
| 100 |  Pakistan
|
6.96% | 7.21% | 7.25% | 7.84% |
| 101 |  Central African Republic
|
7.03% | 6.57% | 6.55% | 6.95% |
| 102 |  Ethiopia
|
7.04% | 7.36% | 7.35% | 7.09% |
| 103 |  Rwanda
|
7.09% | 7.43% | 7.60% | 8.68% |
| 104 |  Serbia
|
7.12% | 7.53% | 7.67% | 5.44% |
| 105 |  Congo
|
7.19% | 7.57% | 7.38% | 7.71% |
| 106 |  Zambia
|
7.25% | 7.46% | 7.44% | 8.41% |
| 107 |  Panama
|
7.26% | 7.49% | 7.69% | 7.70% |
| 108 |  Comoros
|
7.29% | 7.52% | 7.45% | 6.93% |
| 109 |  Sri Lanka
|
7.32% | 7.67% | 7.79% | 7.84% |
| 110 |  Algeria
|
7.36% | 8.13% | 8.15% | 8.06% |
| 111 |  Trinidad and Tobago
|
7.50% | 7.65% | 7.68% | 6.70% |
| 112 |  Bhutan
|
7.51% | 7.98% | 8.17% | 13.65% |
| 113 |  Swaziland
|
7.52% | 7.65% | 7.84% | 7.37% |
| 114 |  Ecuador
|
7.53% | 7.77% | 7.94% | 8.69% |
| 115 |  Tanzania
|
7.65% | 7.99% | 8.11% | 8.64% |
| 116 |  Liberia
|
7.84% | 7.71% | 7.86% | 9.20% |
| 117 |  Kyrgyzstan
|
7.86% | 8.43% | 8.50% | 8.48% |
| 118 |  Mauritania
|
7.95% | 8.26% | 8.43% | 9.70% |
| 119 |  Malawi
|
7.98% | 8.02% | 8.18% | 8.99% |
| 120 |  Nigeria
|
7.98% | 8.32% | 8.28% | 9.03% |
| 121 |  Sudan
|
7.99% | 7.87% | 7.88% | 9.25% |
| 122 |  Guinea
|
8.20% | 8.32% | 8.55% | 9.49% |
| 123 |  Netherlands
|
8.24% | 8.76% | 8.49% | 7.71% |
| 124 |  Mali
|
8.39% | 8.65% | 8.76% | 11.51% |
| 125 |  Ghana
|
8.39% | 8.81% | 8.85% | 9.35% |
| 126 |  Suriname
|
8.44% | 8.55% | 8.62% | 9.25% |
| 127 |  Uzbekistan
|
8.59% | 8.66% | 8.71% | 9.37% |
| 128 |  Mozambique
|
8.69% | 8.89% | 9.09% | 9.98% |
| 129 |  Cote d'Ivoire
|
8.88% | 8.86% | 9.00% | 9.03% |
| 130 |  Myanmar
|
8.90% | 9.10% | 9.15% | 8.54% |
| 131 |  Afghanistan
|
9.50% | 9.93% | 9.79% | 14.06% |
| 132 |  Albania
|
9.50% | 10.01% | 9.96% | 9.98% |
| 133 |  Burkina Faso
|
9.54% | 9.72% | 9.74% | 11.58% |
| 134 |  Zimbabwe
|
10.06% | 9.96% | 9.87% | 9.63% |
| 135 |  Sierra Leone
|
10.21% | 10.37% | 10.58% | 11.25% |
| 136 |  Indonesia
|
10.24% | 10.54% | 10.74% | 11.69% |
| 137 |  Burundi
|
10.28% | 10.46% | 10.49% | 11.56% |
| 138 |  Djibouti
|
10.30% | 9.84% | 9.96% | 7.05% |
| 139 |  Togo
|
10.36% | 10.34% | 10.64% | 10.40% |
| 140 |  Senegal
|
10.38% | 10.99% | 11.08% | 11.76% |
| 141 |  Cape Verde
|
10.39% | 10.80% | 10.88% | 9.47% |
| 142 |  Honduras
|
10.68% | 10.91% | 11.02% | 12.10% |
| 143 |  Chad
|
10.85% | 11.06% | 11.13% | 12.25% |
| 144 |  Cameroon
|
10.91% | 11.09% | 10.96% | 14.46% |
| 145 |  Dominican Republic
|
10.96% | 11.28% | 11.63% | 12.00% |
| 146 |  Madagascar
|
11.15% | 11.23% | 11.50% | 10.27% |
| 147 |  Niger
|
11.24% | 11.62% | 11.93% | 14.03% |
| 148 |  Guyana
|
11.39% | 11.65% | 11.77% | 9.02% |
| 149 |  Benin
|
11.39% | 11.32% | 11.42% | 10.90% |
| 150 |  Chile
|
11.65% | 12.28% | 12.26% | 11.97% |
| 151 |  Haiti
|
11.68% | 11.88% | 11.96% | 11.45% |
| 152 |  Jamaica
|
11.83% | 12.15% | 12.15% | 12.89% |
| 153 |  Gambia
|
12.07% | 11.71% | 11.84% | 13.90% |
| 154 |  Vietnam
|
12.53% | 12.81% | 12.88% | 11.21% |
| 155 |  Japan
|
12.99% | 13.56% | 13.69% | 13.57% |
| 156 |  Fiji
|
13.15% | 14.10% | 13.53% | 11.13% |
| 157 |  Guinea-Bissau
|
13.56% | 13.09% | 13.34% | 13.12% |
| 158 |  Nicaragua
|
14.62% | 15.18% | 15.39% | 11.91% |
| 159 |  Mauritius
|
15.53% | 14.89% | 15.36% | 15.74% |
| 160 |  Timor Leste
|
15.69% | 16.37% | 17.13% | 17.45% |
| 161 |  El Salvador
|
16.05% | 16.85% | 16.89% | 16.49% |
| 162 |  Papua New Guinea
|
16.43% | 15.90% | 15.81% | 15.45% |
| 163 |  Cambodia
|
16.58% | 16.90% | 17.17% | 16.58% |
| 164 |  Costa Rica
|
17.00% | 16.94% | 17.38% | 16.74% |
| 165 |  Brunei
|
17.00% | 15.58% | 15.92% | 14.08% |
| 166 |  Solomon Islands
|
19.14% | 18.11% | 18.15% | 23.51% |
| 167 |  Bangladesh
|
19.17% | 19.81% | 20.22% | 17.45% |
| 168 |  Guatemala
|
19.88% | 20.88% | 20.75% | 20.88% |
| 169 |  Philippines
|
26.70% | 27.52% | 27.98% | 24.32% |
| 170 |  Tonga
|
29.33% | 28.23% | 28.62% | 29.08% |
| 171 |  Vanuatu
|
36.28% | 36.43% | 36.31% | 32.00% |
Excluded countries
Excluded from the 2017 WorldRiskIndex[7]
Andorra (landlocked)
Antigua and Barbuda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Dominica
Federated States of Micronesia
Liechtenstein
Maldives
Marshall Islands
Monaco
Montenegro
Nauru
North Korea
Palau
Saint Lucia
Samoa
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Somalia
South Sudan
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Tuvalu
These countries were excluded because of the lack of data.
See also
- Effects of climate change on humans
- Gamma-ray burst
- Emergency management
- Environmental disaster
- Environmental emergency
- List of natural disasters by death toll
- Property insurance against natural disasters
- Survivalism
- World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction
References
- ^ "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) - ^ "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
- ^ Kirch, Lotte; Luther, Stephan; Mucke, Peter; Prütz, Ruben; Radtke, Katrin; Schrader, Christopher (2017). WorldRiskReport. Analysis and prospects 2017. Berlin: Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft. p. 39. ISBN 978-3-946785-04-0.
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