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Terrain Ruggedness Index 100m (Nunn and Puga 2012)

m · higher is better · 210 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 1996
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League table

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  1. 1Gibraltar781.1
  2. 2Bhutan674
  3. 3Monaco661.2
  4. 4Lesotho620.2
  5. 5Andorra571.7
  6. 6Liechtenstein532.8
  7. 7Tajikistan530.1
  8. 8Nepal504.3
  9. 9Seychelles488.5
  10. 10Switzerland476.1
  11. 11Kyrgyz Republic428.7
  12. 12Lebanon419.7
  13. 13Georgia365.9
  14. 14Austria351.3
  15. 15Taiwan349
  16. 16Albania342.7
  17. 17Comoros332.8
  18. 18Rwanda330.9
  19. 19Greece310.3
  20. 20St. Vincent and the Grenadines307.1
  21. 21Eswatini306.3
  22. 22West Bank and Gaza277.5
  23. 23Cyprus271.8
  24. 24Armenia268.8
  25. 25North Macedonia266.5
  26. 26American Samoa264.7
  27. 27Turkiye262
  28. 28Lao PDR255.3
  29. 29Korea, Dem. People's Rep.252.1
  30. 30Afghanistan251.8
  31. 31Hong Kong SAR, China250.1
  32. 32Slovenia249.6
  33. 33Eritrea248.1
  34. 33Chile248.1
  35. 34Italy245.8
  36. 35Iran, Islamic Rep.244.5
  37. 36Djibouti243.2
  38. 37Morocco241.3
  39. 38Norway240.9
  40. 39Cabo Verde236.7
  41. 40Haiti236.2
  42. 41Sao Tome and Principe234.7
  43. 42Yemen, Rep.232.3
  44. 43Bosnia and Herzegovina231.1
  45. 44Faroe Islands225.3
  46. 45Honduras215
  47. 46St. Lucia214.7
  48. 47Japan213.2
  49. 48Costa Rica211.2
  50. 49Grenada208.8
  51. 50French Polynesia207.2
  52. 51Viet Nam205.4
  53. 52New Zealand203.8
  54. 53Philippines202.8
  55. 54Myanmar198.8
  56. 55Korea, Rep.196
  57. 56Pakistan194.9
  58. 57China187.8
  59. 58Timor-Leste185
  60. 59Guatemala180.7
  61. 60San Marino180.2
  62. 61Jamaica178.8
  63. 62Burundi178
  64. 63South Africa176.1
  65. 64El Salvador175
  66. 65Mexico173.2
  67. 66Vanuatu172.9
  68. 67Israel170.5
  69. 68Northern Mariana Islands170
  70. 69Spain168.9
  71. 70Samoa167.7
  72. 71Serbia167.3
  73. 72Azerbaijan167.2
  74. 73Dominican Republic164.1
  75. 74Papua New Guinea158.9
  76. 75New Caledonia158.6
  77. 76Ethiopia157
  78. 77Slovak Republic156
  79. 78Solomon Islands154
  80. 78Panama154
  81. 79Malta152.7
  82. 80Bulgaria147.9
  83. 81Iceland147.2
  84. 82Puerto Rico (US)144.7
  85. 83Virgin Islands (U.S.)140.4
  86. 84Fiji139.6
  87. 85Micronesia, Fed. Sts.135.3
  88. 86Peru134.7
  89. 87Portugal130.4
  90. 88Ecuador127.8
  91. 89Croatia126.7
  92. 89Romania126.7
  93. 90British Virgin Islands125.7
  94. 91Zimbabwe119.4
  95. 92Madagascar116.9
  96. 93Oman110.9
  97. 94France109.8
  98. 95Jordan109.7
  99. 96United States107.3
  100. 97Mongolia105.7
  101. 98Thailand105.1
  102. 99Malawi102.7
  103. 100India101.3
  104. 101Malaysia100.9
  105. 102Nicaragua99.2
  106. 103Indonesia96.7
  107. 104Barbados96.3
  108. 105Mauritius94.9
  109. 106Russian Federation94
  110. 107Saudi Arabia91.4
  111. 108Namibia91.3
  112. 108Uganda91.3
  113. 109Colombia88.5
  114. 110Czechia88.4
  115. 111Luxembourg88.1
  116. 112Angola85.8
  117. 113Bolivia85.3
  118. 114Moldova79.9
  119. 115Canada77.5
  120. 115Argentina77.5
  121. 116Tonga77.3
  122. 117United Arab Emirates76.9
  123. 118Syrian Arab Republic75.6
  124. 119Guinea74
  125. 120Macao SAR, China73.2
  126. 121Tunisia72.6
  127. 122Egypt, Arab Rep.72.3
  128. 123Sweden71.5
  129. 124Tanzania67.7
  130. 125Iraq67
  131. 126Kenya66.9
  132. 127Guam66.6
  133. 128Sri Lanka65
  134. 128Somalia, Fed. Rep.65
  135. 129Venezuela, RB63.4
  136. 130Mozambique61.2
  137. 131Belize60.7
  138. 132Trinidad and Tobago60.3
  139. 133Germany59.7
  140. 134United Kingdom56.8
  141. 135Equatorial Guinea55.9
  142. 136Cambodia54
  143. 137Zambia53.3
  144. 138Cuba52.8
  145. 139Uzbekistan52.6
  146. 140Brunei Darussalam52
  147. 141Cameroon51.5
  148. 142Ireland51.3
  149. 143Algeria51
  150. 144Sierra Leone49.8
  151. 145Guinea-Bissau49.1
  152. 146Palau47.5
  153. 147Aruba46.2
  154. 148Congo, Dem. Rep.44.3
  155. 149Sudan44.2
  156. 150Uruguay43.5
  157. 151Chad41.9
  158. 152Ukraine41.6
  159. 153Greenland41
  160. 154Libya40.3
  161. 155Belgium38.8
  162. 156Kazakhstan37.2
  163. 157Gambia, The35.3
  164. 158Hungary34.6
  165. 159Finland32.8
  166. 160Nigeria31.2
  167. 161Naoero31.1
  168. 162Suriname30.7
  169. 163Poland29.7
  170. 164Turkmenistan28.4
  171. 165Togo28
  172. 166Guyana27.3
  173. 167Liberia26.3
  174. 168Kuwait24.5
  175. 168Paraguay24.5
  176. 169Senegal24.4
  177. 170Brazil24
  178. 171Burkina Faso23.6
  179. 172Bahrain23.1
  180. 173Ghana22.8
  181. 174Cote d'Ivoire22.4
  182. 175Gabon21.8
  183. 176Central African Republic19.7
  184. 177Denmark18.9
  185. 178Bangladesh18.6
  186. 179Qatar18.1
  187. 179Botswana18.1
  188. 180Niger17.8
  189. 181Lithuania17.5
  190. 182Belarus16.4
  191. 183Latvia15.4
  192. 184Congo, Rep.15.2
  193. 185Mali14.7
  194. 186Australia14.3
  195. 187Benin14.1
  196. 188Estonia12.3
  197. 189Mauritania11.5
  198. 190Cayman Islands9.6
  199. 191Bahamas, The5.5
  200. 192Netherlands3.7
  201. 193Tuvalu2.5
  202. 194Singapore1.6
  203. 195Bermuda1.5
  204. 196Marshall Islands1.4
  205. 197Maldives1.2
  206. 198Kiribati1
  207. 199Turks and Caicos Islands0.7
  208. 200Antigua and Barbuda0.6
  209. 200St. Kitts and Nevis0.6
  210. 201Dominica0.3

Terrain Ruggedness Index 100m (Nunn and Puga 2012)