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Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)

· higher is better · 215 countries

updated 2015

League table

215 shown
  1. 1Gibraltar47.1
  2. 2Macao SAR, China32.8
  3. 3Monaco19.8
  4. 4Bermuda17.9
  5. 5Bahrain16.2
  6. 6St. Martin (French part)12.7
  7. 7Netherlands12.3
  8. 8Sint Maarten (Dutch part)11.2
  9. 9Hong Kong SAR, China6.5
  10. 10Naoero5.9
  11. 11Bangladesh5.2
  12. 12Aruba4.1
  13. 13Cayman Islands4
  14. 14Maldives3.9
  15. 15Viet Nam3.7
  16. 16Singapore3.2
  17. 17Marshall Islands2.3
  18. 18Virgin Islands (U.S.)2.1
  19. 19Malta2
  20. 20Grenada2
  21. 21Puerto Rico (US)2
  22. 22Japan1.8
  23. 23Belgium1.7
  24. 24Barbados1.4
  25. 25British Virgin Islands1.3
  26. 26St. Lucia1.1
  27. 27Jamaica1.1
  28. 28Trinidad and Tobago1
  29. 29Seychelles0.98
  30. 30St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.91
  31. 31Qatar0.91
  32. 32Mauritius0.87
  33. 33Curacao0.86
  34. 34Tonga0.85
  35. 35Denmark0.83
  36. 36Thailand0.78
  37. 37Antigua and Barbuda0.78
  38. 38American Samoa0.68
  39. 39United Arab Emirates0.67
  40. 40Comoros0.65
  41. 41St. Kitts and Nevis0.64
  42. 42Brunei Darussalam0.59
  43. 43Malaysia0.53
  44. 44Philippines0.51
  45. 45Egypt, Arab Rep.0.49
  46. 46Kuwait0.46
  47. 47Korea, Rep.0.44
  48. 48Turks and Caicos Islands0.44
  49. 49Sri Lanka0.43
  50. 50Kiribati0.41
  51. 51Dominica0.4
  52. 52Lebanon0.39
  53. 53Isle of Man0.39
  54. 54Italy0.36
  55. 55Palau0.36
  56. 56China0.36
  57. 57Guam0.35
  58. 58United Kingdom0.34
  59. 59Cyprus0.33
  60. 60Israel0.32
  61. 61Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.32
  62. 62Northern Mariana Islands0.29
  63. 63French Polynesia0.27
  64. 64Indonesia0.27
  65. 65Germany0.24
  66. 66Haiti0.24
  67. 67Albania0.24
  68. 68Gambia, The0.23
  69. 69India0.22
  70. 70Benin0.21
  71. 71Tunisia0.21
  72. 72Bahamas, The0.2
  73. 73Belize0.19
  74. 74Spain0.17
  75. 75Greece0.16
  76. 76Dominican Republic0.15
  77. 77Latvia0.14
  78. 78Suriname0.14
  79. 79Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.14
  80. 80France0.13
  81. 81Portugal0.13
  82. 82Liberia0.13
  83. 83West Bank and Gaza0.12
  84. 84Ghana0.12
  85. 85Samoa0.12
  86. 86Croatia0.12
  87. 87Fiji0.12
  88. 88Cabo Verde0.11
  89. 89Sao Tome and Principe0.11
  90. 90Montenegro0.11
  91. 91Nigeria0.11
  92. 92Cuba0.1
  93. 93Senegal0.08
  94. 94Turkiye0.08
  95. 95Ireland0.08
  96. 96Georgia0.08
  97. 97Guinea-Bissau0.08
  98. 98El Salvador0.07
  99. 99Poland0.07
  100. 100Guyana0.07
  101. 101Panama0.07
  102. 102Sweden0.07
  103. 103New Caledonia0.06
  104. 104Togo0.06
  105. 105Equatorial Guinea0.06
  106. 106Slovenia0.06
  107. 107Ecuador0.06
  108. 108Iraq0.06
  109. 109United States0.06
  110. 110Myanmar0.05
  111. 111Sierra Leone0.05
  112. 112Costa Rica0.05
  113. 113Estonia0.05
  114. 114Oman0.05
  115. 115New Zealand0.04
  116. 116Timor-Leste0.04
  117. 117Norway0.04
  118. 118Finland0.04
  119. 119Djibouti0.04
  120. 120Ukraine0.04
  121. 121Morocco0.04
  122. 122Vanuatu0.04
  123. 123Venezuela, RB0.04
  124. 124Honduras0.04
  125. 125Guinea0.04
  126. 126Cote d'Ivoire0.04
  127. 127Bulgaria0.03
  128. 128Uruguay0.03
  129. 129Lithuania0.03
  130. 130Solomon Islands0.03
  131. 131Mexico0.02
  132. 132Saudi Arabia0.02
  133. 133Cambodia0.02
  134. 134Madagascar0.02
  135. 135Brazil0.02
  136. 136Mozambique0.02
  137. 137Iran, Islamic Rep.0.02
  138. 138Libya0.01
  139. 139Syrian Arab Republic0.01
  140. 140Gabon0.01
  141. 141Iceland0.01
  142. 142Guatemala0.01
  143. 143Nicaragua0.01
  144. 144Yemen, Rep.0.01
  145. 145Colombia0.01
  146. 146Romania0.01
  147. 147Mauritania0.01
  148. 148Cameroon0.01
  149. 149Papua New Guinea0.01
  150. 150Australia0.01
  151. 151Chile0.01
  152. 152Argentina0.01
  153. 153South Africa0.01
  154. 154Pakistan0.01
  155. 155Angola0.01
  156. 156Algeria0.01
  157. 157Eritrea0.01
  158. 158Kenya0
  159. 159Peru0
  160. 160Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  161. 161Tanzania0
  162. 162Russian Federation0
  163. 163Canada0
  164. 164Congo, Rep.0
  165. 165Jordan0
  166. 166Sudan0
  167. 167Greenland0
  168. 168Namibia0
  169. 169Congo, Dem. Rep.0
  170. 170Malawi0
  171. 170Mongolia0
  172. 170Andorra0
  173. 170Mali0
  174. 170Liechtenstein0
  175. 170Hungary0
  176. 170Moldova0
  177. 170Luxembourg0
  178. 170Lesotho0
  179. 170Afghanistan0
  180. 170Kyrgyz Republic0
  181. 170North Macedonia0
  182. 170Belarus0
  183. 170Chad0
  184. 170Tajikistan0
  185. 170Bolivia0
  186. 170Turkmenistan0
  187. 170Eswatini0
  188. 170Bhutan0
  189. 170Slovak Republic0
  190. 170Botswana0
  191. 170Central African Republic0
  192. 170South Sudan0
  193. 170Burkina Faso0
  194. 170Serbia0
  195. 170Switzerland0
  196. 170San Marino0
  197. 170Burundi0
  198. 170Tuvalu0
  199. 170Azerbaijan0
  200. 170Rwanda0
  201. 170Uganda0
  202. 170Austria0
  203. 170Paraguay0
  204. 170Czechia0
  205. 170Uzbekistan0
  206. 170Ethiopia0
  207. 170Nepal0
  208. 170Armenia0
  209. 170Faroe Islands0
  210. 170Niger0
  211. 170Zimbabwe0
  212. 170Kazakhstan0
  213. 170Lao PDR0
  214. 170Bosnia and Herzegovina0
  215. 170Zambia0

Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)