List of countries by natural disaster risk
This is a list of countries by natural disaster risk, as measured in the World Risk Index, calculated by the United Nations University for Environment and Human Security (UNU-EHS) and featured in the 2013 World Risk Report (WRR 2013) published by the Alliance Development Works/Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft (BEH). 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 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, storms, floods, droughts and sea level rise for 173 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]
2013 rankings
Key: ██ 0.10-3.61, ██ 3.63-5.68, ██ 5.69-7.43, ██ 7.46-10.37, ██ 10.46-36.43.
| Country | Rank | Disaster risk[2] |
|---|---|---|
 Qatar |
1 | 0.10% |
 Malta |
2 | 0.61% |
 Barbados |
3 | 1.16% |
 Saudi Arabia |
4 | 1.32% |
 Grenada |
5 | 1.44% |
 Iceland |
6 | 1.55% |
 Kiribati |
7 | 1.78% |
 Bahrain |
8 | 1.81% |
 United Arab Emirates |
9 | 2.10% |
 Sweden |
10 | 2.26% |
 Finland |
11 | 2.28% |
 Egypt |
12 | 2.34% |
 Norway |
13 | 2.35% |
 Israel |
14 | 2.49% |
 Singapore |
15 | 2.49% |
 Estonia |
16 | 2.52% |
 Seychelles |
17 | 2.58% |
 Switzerland |
18 | 2.61% |
 Luxembourg |
19 | 2.68% |
 Oman |
20 | 2.74% |
 Cyprus |
21 | 2.77% |
 France |
22 | 2.79% |
 Denmark |
23 | 3.10% |
 Mongolia |
24 | 3.10% |
 Ukraine |
25 | 3.14% |
 Lithuania |
26 | 3.18% |
 Canada |
27 | 3.18% |
 Germany |
28 | 3.24% |
 Belarus |
29 | 3.31% |
 Sao Tome and Principe |
30 | 3.35% |
 Spain |
31 | 3.38% |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium |
32 | 3.42% |
 Poland |
33 | 3.46% |
 Latvia |
34 | 3.48% |
 Czech Republic |
35 | 3.61% |
 Slovakia |
36 | 3.63% |
 Slovenia |
37 | 3.69% |
 Kuwait |
38 | 3.70% |
 United Kingdom |
39 | 3.71% |
 Argentina |
40 | 3.76% |
 Russia |
41 | 3.78% |
 Austria |
42 | 3.80% |
 Portugal |
43 | 3.80% |
 Kazakhstan |
44 | 3.84% |
 Paraguay |
45 | 3.85% |
 Libya |
46 | 3.93% |
 United States |
47 | 3.99% |
 The Bahamas |
48 | 3.99% |
 Uruguay |
49 | 4.09% |
 Croatia |
50 | 4.24% |
 Brazil |
51 | 4.26% |
 Bulgaria |
52 | 4.43% |
 Equatorial Guinea |
53 | 4.49% |
 Samoa |
54 | 4.51% |
 Australia |
55 | 4.51% |
 New Zealand |
56 | 4.69% |
 Ireland |
57 | 4.69% |
 Iraq |
58 | 4.83% |
 Italy |
59 | 4.88% |
 Jordan |
60 | 4.88% |
 Iran |
61 | 4.92% |
 South Korea |
62 | 4.94% |
 Moldova |
63 | 5.05% |
 Lebanon |
64 | 5.05% |
 Bolivia |
65 | 5.08% |
 Botswana |
66 | 5.37% |
 Turkey |
67 | 5.52% |
 Nepal |
68 | 5.53% |
 Syria |
69 | 5.67% |
 Namibia |
70 | 5.68% |
 Hungary |
71 | 5.69% |
 Laos |
72 | 5.71% |
 South Africa |
73 | 5.80% |
 Tunisia |
74 | 5.90% |
 Gabon |
75 | 5.93% |
 Yemen |
76 | 6.03% |
 Venezuela |
77 | 6.16% |
 Macedonia |
78 | 6.19% |
 Azerbaijan |
79 | 6.28% |
 Thailand |
80 | 6.34% |
 Eritrea |
81 | 6.35% |
 Mexico |
82 | 6.39% |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina |
83 | 6.42% |
 Malaysia |
84 | 6.45% |
 Angola |
85 | 6.45% |
 Cuba |
86 | 6.51% |
 Central African Republic |
87 | 6.57% |
 Turkmenistan |
88 | 6.57% |
 Romania |
89 | 6.61% |
 Belize |
90 | 6.62% |
 Uganda |
91 | 6.69% |
 Georgia |
92 | 6.83% |
 Colombia |
93 | 6.90% |
 China |
94 | 6.91% |
 Armenia |
95 | 6.97% |
 Kenya |
96 | 7.02% |
 Peru |
97 | 7.08% |
 Lesotho |
98 | 7.09% |
 Morocco |
99 | 7.13% |
 India |
100 | 7.17% |
 Pakistan |
101 | 7.21% |
 Tajikistan |
102 | 7.35% |
 Greece |
103 | 7.36% |
 Ethiopia |
104 | 7.38% |
 Rwanda |
105 | 7.43% |
 Zambia |
106 | 7.46% |
 Panama |
107 | 7.49% |
 Comoros |
108 | 7.52% |
 Serbia |
109 | 7.53% |
 Congo |
110 | 7.57% |
 Trinidad and Tobago |
111 | 7.65% |
 Swaziland |
112 | 7.65% |
 Sri Lanka |
113 | 7.67% |
 Liberia |
113 | 7.71% |
 Ecuador |
114 | 7.77% |
 Sudan |
115 | 7.87% |
 Bhutan |
116 | 7.98% |
 Tanzania |
117 | 7.99% |
 Malawi |
118 | 8.02% |
 Algeria |
119 | 8.13% |
 Mauritania |
120 | 8.26% |
 Nigeria |
121 | 8.32% |
 Guinea |
122 | 8.32% |
 Kyrgyzstan |
123 | 8.43% |
 Suriname |
124 | 8.55% |
 Mali |
125 | 8.65% |
 Uzbekistan |
126 | 8.66% |
 Netherlands |
127 | 8.76% |
 Ghana |
128 | 8.81% |
 Mozambique |
129 | 8.89% |
 Cote d'Ivoire |
130 | 8.86% |
 Myanmar |
131 | 9.10% |
 Burkina Faso |
132 | 9.72% |
 Djibouti |
133 | 9.84% |
 Afghanistan |
134 | 9.93% |
 Zimbabwe |
135 | 9.96% |
 Albania |
136 | 10.01% |
 Togo |
137 | 10.34% |
 Sierra Leone |
138 | 10.37% |
 Burundi |
139 | 10.46% |
 Indonesia |
140 | 10.54% |
 Cape Verde |
141 | 10.80% |
 Honduras |
142 | 10.91% |
 Senegal |
143 | 10.99% |
 Chad |
144 | 11.06% |
 Madagascar |
145 | 11.09% |
 Cameroon |
146 | 11.23% |
 Dominican Republic |
147 | 11.28% |
 Benin |
148 | 11.32% |
 Niger |
149 | 11.62% |
 Guyana |
150 | 11.65% |
 Gambia |
151 | 11.71% |
 Haiti |
152 | 11.88% |
 Jamaica |
153 | 12.15% |
 Chile |
154 | 12.28% |
 Vietnam |
155 | 12.81% |
 Guinea-Bissau |
156 | 13.09% |
 Fiji |
157 | 13.56% |
 Japan |
158 | 14.10% |
 Nicaragua |
159 | 14.89% |
 Mauritius |
160 | 15.18% |
 Brunei Darussalam |
161 | 15.58% |
 Papua New Guinea |
162 | 15.90% |
 Timor-Leste |
163 | 16.37% |
 El Salvador |
164 | 16.85% |
 Cambodia |
165 | 16.90% |
 Costa Rica |
166 | 16.94% |
 Solomon Islands |
167 | 18.11% |
 Bangladesh |
168 | 19.81% |
 Guatemala |
169 | 20.88% |
 Philippines |
170 | 27.52% |
 Tonga |
171 | 28.23% |
 Vanuatu |
172 | 36.43% |
See also
- Effects of climate change on humans
- Act of God
- Gamma ray burst
- Emergency management
- Civil defense
- Disaster Risk Reduction
- Environmental disaster
- Environmental emergency
- List of natural disasters by death toll
- Property insurance against natural disasters
- Survivalism
- World Conference on Disaster Reduction
References
External links
- "Natural Disasters News". Ubyrisk. Worldwide news site focused on natural disasters, mitigation and climate changes news
- "Global Risk Identification Program (GRIP)". GRIP.
- "BioCaster Global Health Monitor". National Institute of Informatics (NII).
- "World Bank's Hazard Risk Management". World Bank.
- "Disaster News Network". Retrieved 2006-11-05. US news site focused on disaster-related news.
- "EM-DAT International Disaster Database". Retrieved 2006-11-05. Includes country profiles, disaster profiles and a disaster list.
- "Natural Hazard Information from the Coastal Ocean Institute". Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution. Retrieved 2006-11-05. Particularly including articles on tsunamis, hurricanes and other storms.
- "Global Disaster Alert and Coordination System". European Commission and United Nations website initiative.
- "What the Development Programme of the United Nations (UN) does to reduce the human risks linked to Natural Disasters". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
- "Pioneering Disaster Risk Index (DRI) Tool". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Provides key information on all countries in the world.
- "World's Worst Natural Disasters". Retrieved 2009-07-01. Includes list of world's deadliest disasters in history.
- "Natural Disaster and Extreme Weather. Searchable Information Center". Ebrary.
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