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Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

· higher is better · 215 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2015
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League table

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  1. 1Greenland43.5
  2. 2Tuvalu39.3
  3. 3Marshall Islands31.7
  4. 4Maldives31
  5. 5Guyana26.5
  6. 6Kiribati20.2
  7. 7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.19.9
  8. 8Suriname17.8
  9. 9Solomon Islands16.1
  10. 10Seychelles15.2
  11. 11Fiji14.8
  12. 12Turks and Caicos Islands14.7
  13. 13French Polynesia11.1
  14. 14Netherlands9.9
  15. 15Palau9.5
  16. 16Naoero9.1
  17. 17Bahamas, The8.8
  18. 18British Virgin Islands8.4
  19. 19Vanuatu8.3
  20. 20Antigua and Barbuda8.2
  21. 21Samoa7.4
  22. 22Viet Nam7.2
  23. 23Brunei Darussalam6.9
  24. 24Cayman Islands6.5
  25. 25Tonga6.1
  26. 26Dominica5.9
  27. 27New Caledonia5.5
  28. 28Cabo Verde5.4
  29. 29Belize5.4
  30. 30Iceland5
  31. 31Philippines4.6
  32. 32St. Kitts and Nevis4.5
  33. 33Norway4.3
  34. 34American Samoa4.1
  35. 35Denmark3.9
  36. 36St. Vincent and the Grenadines3.8
  37. 37Malaysia3.6
  38. 38Sint Maarten (Dutch part)3.6
  39. 39Myanmar3.5
  40. 40Guinea-Bissau3.3
  41. 41St. Martin (French part)3.1
  42. 42Northern Mariana Islands3
  43. 43Thailand2.8
  44. 44Papua New Guinea2.8
  45. 45Albania2.8
  46. 46Panama2.7
  47. 47Faroe Islands2.7
  48. 48Virgin Islands (U.S.)2.6
  49. 49Egypt, Arab Rep.2.6
  50. 50Djibouti2.5
  51. 51Indonesia2.4
  52. 52Gambia, The2.4
  53. 53Isle of Man2.4
  54. 54Sierra Leone2.3
  55. 55Bangladesh2.3
  56. 56Bermuda2.3
  57. 57Latvia2.3
  58. 58Greece2.2
  59. 59Liberia2.2
  60. 60Senegal2.2
  61. 61Madagascar2.2
  62. 62Timor-Leste1.9
  63. 63Croatia1.9
  64. 64Jamaica1.8
  65. 65Oman1.8
  66. 66Grenada1.7
  67. 67Sweden1.7
  68. 68Guam1.7
  69. 69Finland1.7
  70. 70Gabon1.6
  71. 71Montenegro1.6
  72. 72Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.5
  73. 73Mozambique1.5
  74. 74Cyprus1.5
  75. 75Mauritania1.5
  76. 76Sri Lanka1.5
  77. 77Cambodia1.3
  78. 78Estonia1.3
  79. 79St. Lucia1.3
  80. 80Benin1.3
  81. 81Belgium1.3
  82. 82Honduras1.2
  83. 83United Arab Emirates1.2
  84. 84Ireland1.2
  85. 85Haiti1.1
  86. 86Italy1.1
  87. 87Iraq1.1
  88. 88Comoros1.1
  89. 89Puerto Rico (US)1.1
  90. 90New Zealand1.1
  91. 91Trinidad and Tobago1.1
  92. 92Gibraltar1.1
  93. 93Libya1
  94. 94Costa Rica1
  95. 95Bahrain1
  96. 96Tunisia0.98
  97. 97Cuba0.96
  98. 98Australia0.89
  99. 99Qatar0.88
  100. 100Guinea0.88
  101. 101Japan0.87
  102. 102Ecuador0.86
  103. 103Nicaragua0.86
  104. 104Kuwait0.84
  105. 105Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.84
  106. 106Venezuela, RB0.82
  107. 107France0.82
  108. 108Georgia0.81
  109. 109Germany0.81
  110. 110Nigeria0.81
  111. 111Macao SAR, China0.77
  112. 112Equatorial Guinea0.76
  113. 113Ghana0.71
  114. 114Saudi Arabia0.68
  115. 115United Kingdom0.67
  116. 116Spain0.63
  117. 117El Salvador0.61
  118. 118Monaco0.6
  119. 119Eritrea0.58
  120. 120Yemen, Rep.0.57
  121. 121Korea, Rep.0.57
  122. 122Colombia0.56
  123. 123Hong Kong SAR, China0.56
  124. 124Canada0.55
  125. 125Cote d'Ivoire0.55
  126. 126Malta0.54
  127. 127Turkiye0.53
  128. 128Poland0.53
  129. 129China0.53
  130. 130Mauritius0.52
  131. 131United States0.5
  132. 132Brazil0.49
  133. 133Portugal0.48
  134. 134Sao Tome and Principe0.47
  135. 135Dominican Republic0.46
  136. 136India0.43
  137. 137Mexico0.42
  138. 138Lithuania0.4
  139. 139Aruba0.39
  140. 140Cameroon0.37
  141. 141Barbados0.36
  142. 142Ukraine0.31
  143. 143Curacao0.31
  144. 144Angola0.31
  145. 145Uruguay0.3
  146. 146Chile0.3
  147. 147Morocco0.28
  148. 148Peru0.27
  149. 149Tanzania0.27
  150. 150Russian Federation0.27
  151. 151Pakistan0.24
  152. 152Congo, Rep.0.23
  153. 153Kenya0.2
  154. 154Iran, Islamic Rep.0.17
  155. 155Lebanon0.16
  156. 156Bulgaria0.15
  157. 157Togo0.15
  158. 158Argentina0.13
  159. 159Algeria0.12
  160. 160Slovenia0.11
  161. 161Israel0.1
  162. 162Sudan0.09
  163. 163South Africa0.09
  164. 164Guatemala0.09
  165. 165Syrian Arab Republic0.08
  166. 166Romania0.08
  167. 167Namibia0.08
  168. 168Jordan0.02
  169. 169Bosnia and Herzegovina0.01
  170. 170West Bank and Gaza0.01
  171. 171Congo, Dem. Rep.0.01
  172. 172Singapore0.01
  173. 173Mali0
  174. 173Liechtenstein0
  175. 173Lesotho0
  176. 173Lao PDR0
  177. 173Luxembourg0
  178. 173Kyrgyz Republic0
  179. 173Moldova0
  180. 173Kazakhstan0
  181. 173North Macedonia0
  182. 173Mongolia0
  183. 173Hungary0
  184. 173Malawi0
  185. 173Niger0
  186. 173Nepal0
  187. 173Ethiopia0
  188. 173Paraguay0
  189. 173Czechia0
  190. 173Rwanda0
  191. 173San Marino0
  192. 173Serbia0
  193. 173South Sudan0
  194. 173Switzerland0
  195. 173Slovak Republic0
  196. 173Central African Republic0
  197. 173Botswana0
  198. 173Eswatini0
  199. 173Bhutan0
  200. 173Chad0
  201. 173Bolivia0
  202. 173Tajikistan0
  203. 173Belarus0
  204. 173Turkmenistan0
  205. 173Burkina Faso0
  206. 173Burundi0
  207. 173Uganda0
  208. 173Azerbaijan0
  209. 173Austria0
  210. 173Uzbekistan0
  211. 173Armenia0
  212. 173Andorra0
  213. 173Afghanistan0
  214. 173Zambia0
  215. 173Zimbabwe0

Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)