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Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)

· higher is better · 168 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2009
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  1. 1Eswatini9.2
  2. 2Malawi8.8
  3. 3China8
  4. 4Niger7.5
  5. 5Eritrea7.3
  6. 6Guyana7.2
  7. 7Djibouti6.8
  8. 8Cambodia6.6
  9. 9Kenya6.5
  10. 10Tajikistan5.4
  11. 11Albania5.3
  12. 12Kiribati5
  13. 13Somalia, Fed. Rep.4.6
  14. 14Bangladesh4.6
  15. 15India4.4
  16. 16Zambia4.2
  17. 17Thailand3.8
  18. 18Mozambique3.7
  19. 19Lesotho3.4
  20. 20Namibia3.4
  21. 21Ethiopia3.3
  22. 22Mauritania3.1
  23. 23Iran, Islamic Rep.3.1
  24. 24Australia3
  25. 25Sudan2.8
  26. 26Chad2.7
  27. 27Lao PDR2.7
  28. 28Mongolia2.6
  29. 29Korea, Dem. People's Rep.2.5
  30. 30Burundi2.4
  31. 31Sri Lanka2.2
  32. 32Kyrgyz Republic2.1
  33. 33Peru2
  34. 34Liberia1.9
  35. 35South Africa1.8
  36. 36Fiji1.7
  37. 37Viet Nam1.6
  38. 38Tanzania1.5
  39. 39Micronesia, Fed. Sts.1.3
  40. 40Guatemala1.3
  41. 41Bolivia1.3
  42. 42Rwanda1.3
  43. 43Honduras1.3
  44. 44Burkina Faso1.3
  45. 45Jamaica1.1
  46. 46Azerbaijan1.1
  47. 47Afghanistan1.1
  48. 48Pakistan1.1
  49. 49Angola1
  50. 50Ghana0.97
  51. 51Madagascar0.86
  52. 52Benin0.86
  53. 53Uganda0.85
  54. 54Haiti0.84
  55. 55Nicaragua0.83
  56. 56Philippines0.81
  57. 57Belize0.81
  58. 58Georgia0.77
  59. 59Botswana0.74
  60. 60Papua New Guinea0.73
  61. 61Spain0.73
  62. 62Cuba0.73
  63. 63Paraguay0.71
  64. 64Nepal0.7
  65. 65Costa Rica0.7
  66. 66Colombia0.66
  67. 67Mali0.65
  68. 68Senegal0.6
  69. 69Guinea-Bissau0.54
  70. 70Togo0.51
  71. 71Syrian Arab Republic0.51
  72. 72Bosnia and Herzegovina0.49
  73. 73Brazil0.48
  74. 74Armenia0.48
  75. 75Jordan0.37
  76. 76El Salvador0.36
  77. 77Moldova0.34
  78. 78Suriname0.34
  79. 79Ecuador0.34
  80. 80North Macedonia0.3
  81. 81Ukraine0.27
  82. 82Uruguay0.26
  83. 83Congo, Rep.0.26
  84. 84Chile0.26
  85. 85Sierra Leone0.25
  86. 86Kazakhstan0.22
  87. 87United States0.21
  88. 88Gambia, The0.2
  89. 89Panama0.2
  90. 90Central African Republic0.18
  91. 91Guinea0.18
  92. 92Argentina0.17
  93. 93Indonesia0.16
  94. 94Czechia0.16
  95. 95Venezuela, RB0.16
  96. 96Mexico0.15
  97. 97Turkiye0.14
  98. 98Russian Federation0.13
  99. 99Uzbekistan0.12
  100. 100Vanuatu0.11
  101. 101Yemen, Rep.0.1
  102. 102Tunisia0.1
  103. 103Malaysia0.1
  104. 104Myanmar0.09
  105. 105Solomon Islands0.09
  106. 106Hungary0.09
  107. 107Romania0.08
  108. 108Korea, Rep.0.08
  109. 109Dominican Republic0.08
  110. 110Seychelles0.08
  111. 111Morocco0.08
  112. 112Cameroon0.07
  113. 113Marshall Islands0.06
  114. 114Nigeria0.06
  115. 115Slovak Republic0.04
  116. 116Algeria0.04
  117. 117Austria0.04
  118. 118Germany0.03
  119. 119United Kingdom0.03
  120. 120Poland0.03
  121. 121Maldives0.03
  122. 122Timor-Leste0.03
  123. 123Lebanon0.02
  124. 124Comoros0.02
  125. 125Belarus0.02
  126. 126Japan0.02
  127. 127Congo, Dem. Rep.0.02
  128. 128Puerto Rico (US)0.02
  129. 129Iraq0.01
  130. 130Bhutan0.01
  131. 131Egypt, Arab Rep.0.01
  132. 132Montenegro0.01
  133. 133New Zealand0.01
  134. 134Canada0.01
  135. 135Serbia0.01
  136. 136Cabo Verde0.01
  137. 137St. Vincent and the Grenadines0.01
  138. 138Bulgaria0.01
  139. 139Italy0.01
  140. 140Norway0.01
  141. 141Greece0.01
  142. 142France0.01
  143. 143Saudi Arabia0.01
  144. 144Ireland0
  145. 145Netherlands0
  146. 146Hong Kong SAR, China0
  147. 147Switzerland0
  148. 148Cyprus0
  149. 149Croatia0
  150. 150Portugal0
  151. 151Belgium0
  152. 152Trinidad and Tobago0
  153. 153Israel0
  154. 154Cote d'Ivoire0
  155. 155Kuwait0
  156. 156Turkmenistan0
  157. 157Finland0
  158. 158American Samoa0
  159. 159Slovenia0
  160. 159Sweden0
  161. 159Libya0
  162. 159Lithuania0
  163. 159Luxembourg0
  164. 159Samoa0
  165. 159Denmark0
  166. 159Latvia0
  167. 159Mauritius0
  168. 159Estonia0

Droughts, floods, extreme temperatures (% of population, average 1990-2009)