Country ranking · 168 observations

Historic climate-disaster exposure by country.

Historic climate-disaster exposure by country: compare 168 countries using dated World Bank evidence, with links to country context and an interactive chart. This is a descriptive table, not a judgement of national performance.

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Rank	Country	Historic exposure	Observation year
1	Eswatini	9.23 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
2	Malawi	8.82 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
3	China	7.95 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
4	Niger	7.53 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
5	Eritrea	7.32 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
6	Guyana	7.17 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
7	Djibouti	6.8 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
8	Cambodia	6.64 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
9	Kenya	6.48 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
10	Tajikistan	5.38 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
11	Albania	5.27 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
12	Kiribati	5 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
13	Somalia	4.6 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
14	Bangladesh	4.58 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
15	India	4.36 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
16	Zambia	4.2 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
17	Thailand	3.75 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
18	Mozambique	3.66 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
19	Lesotho	3.4 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
20	Namibia	3.4 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
21	Ethiopia	3.26 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
22	Mauritania	3.08 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
23	Iran	3.06 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
24	Australia	3.05 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
25	Sudan	2.77 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
26	Chad	2.71 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
27	Laos	2.69 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
28	Mongolia	2.56 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
29	North Korea	2.5 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
30	Burundi	2.38 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
31	Sri Lanka	2.16 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
32	Kyrgyzstan	2.07 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
33	Peru	1.95 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
34	Liberia	1.87 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
35	South Africa	1.81 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
36	Fiji	1.73 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
37	Vietnam	1.6 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
38	Tanzania	1.5 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
39	Micronesia	1.35 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
40	Guatemala	1.31 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
41	Bolivia	1.3 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
42	Rwanda	1.3 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
43	Honduras	1.26 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
44	Burkina Faso	1.25 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
45	Jamaica	1.14 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
46	Azerbaijan	1.11 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
47	Afghanistan	1.06 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
48	Pakistan	1.06 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
49	Angola	1.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
50	Ghana	0.97 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
51	Madagascar	0.86 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
52	Benin	0.86 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
53	Uganda	0.85 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
54	Haiti	0.84 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
55	Nicaragua	0.83 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
56	Philippines	0.81 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
57	Belize	0.81 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
58	Georgia	0.77 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
59	Botswana	0.74 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
60	Papua New Guinea	0.73 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
61	Spain	0.73 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
62	Cuba	0.73 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
63	Paraguay	0.71 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
64	Nepal	0.7 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
65	Costa Rica	0.7 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
66	Colombia	0.66 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
67	Mali	0.65 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
68	Senegal	0.6 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
69	Guinea-Bissau	0.54 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
70	Togo	0.51 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
71	Syria	0.51 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
72	Bosnia and Herzegovina	0.49 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
73	Brazil	0.48 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
74	Armenia	0.48 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
75	Jordan	0.37 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
76	El Salvador	0.36 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
77	Moldova	0.34 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
78	Suriname	0.34 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
79	Ecuador	0.34 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
80	North Macedonia	0.3 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
81	Ukraine	0.27 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
82	Uruguay	0.26 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
83	Republic of the Congo	0.26 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
84	Chile	0.26 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
85	Sierra Leone	0.25 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
86	Kazakhstan	0.22 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
87	United States	0.21 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
88	Gambia	0.2 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
89	Panama	0.2 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
90	Central African Republic	0.18 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
91	Guinea	0.18 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
92	Argentina	0.17 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
93	Indonesia	0.16 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
94	Czech Republic	0.16 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
95	Venezuela	0.16 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
96	Mexico	0.15 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
97	Turkey	0.14 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
98	Russia	0.13 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
99	Uzbekistan	0.12 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
100	Vanuatu	0.11 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
101	Yemen	0.1 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
102	Tunisia	0.1 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
103	Malaysia	0.1 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
104	Myanmar	0.09 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
105	Solomon Islands	0.09 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
106	Hungary	0.09 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
107	Romania	0.08 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
108	South Korea	0.08 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
109	Dominican Republic	0.08 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
110	Seychelles	0.08 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
111	Morocco	0.08 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
112	Cameroon	0.07 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
113	Marshall Islands	0.06 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
114	Nigeria	0.06 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
115	Slovakia	0.04 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
116	Algeria	0.04 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
117	Austria	0.04 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
118	Germany	0.03 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
119	United Kingdom	0.03 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
120	Poland	0.03 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
121	Maldives	0.03 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
122	Timor-Leste	0.03 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
123	Lebanon	0.02 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
124	Comoros	0.02 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
125	Belarus	0.02 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
126	Japan	0.02 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
127	Democratic Republic of the Congo	0.02 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
128	Puerto Rico	0.02 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
129	Iraq	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
130	Bhutan	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
131	Egypt	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
132	Montenegro	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
133	New Zealand	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
134	Canada	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
135	Serbia	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
136	Cape Verde	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
137	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
138	Bulgaria	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
139	Italy	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
140	Norway	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
141	Greece	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
142	France	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
143	Saudi Arabia	0.01 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
144	Ireland	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
145	Netherlands	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
146	Hong Kong	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
147	Switzerland	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
148	Cyprus	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
149	Croatia	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
150	Portugal	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
151	Belgium	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
152	Trinidad and Tobago	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
153	Israel	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
154	Côte d'Ivoire	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
155	Kuwait	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
156	Turkmenistan	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
157	Finland	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
158	American Samoa	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
159	Denmark	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
160	Estonia	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
161	Latvia	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
162	Libya	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
163	Lithuania	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
164	Luxembourg	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
165	Mauritius	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
166	Samoa	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
167	Slovenia	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009
168	Sweden	0 % of population, 1990–2009 average	2009

Source: World Bank. Observation years vary by country and remain visible above.