environment
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
· higher is better · 215 countries
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League table
215 shown- 1Gibraltar55.3
- 2Suriname53.5
- 3Guyana52
- 4Netherlands43.8
- 5Marshall Islands36.3
- 6Bahrain32
- 7Belize28.5
- 8St. Martin (French part)25.6
- 9United Arab Emirates25.5
- 10Viet Nam22.5
- 11Mauritania19.5
- 12Maldives18.2
- 13Macao SAR, China16.5
- 14Greenland16.4
- 15Eritrea14.9
- 16Thailand14.7
- 17Brunei Darussalam13.9
- 18Egypt, Arab Rep.13.8
- 19Kiribati13.3
- 20Seychelles13.3
- 21Japan11.6
- 22Tonga11.4
- 23Cayman Islands11.1
- 24Liberia9.5
- 25Denmark8.6
- 26Djibouti8.6
- 27Tunisia8
- 28Latvia8
- 29Gabon7.9
- 30Naoero7.4
- 31Jamaica7.3
- 32Monaco7.3
- 33Puerto Rico (US)7
- 34Dominica7
- 35Hong Kong SAR, China6.7
- 36Malaysia6.5
- 37Indonesia6.4
- 38Albania6.4
- 39Ecuador6.4
- 40Iceland6.3
- 41Bangladesh6.1
- 42Turks and Caicos Islands6
- 43Benin6
- 44Philippines5.9
- 45Qatar5.9
- 46Libya5.8
- 47New Caledonia5.3
- 48Oman5.1
- 49Bermuda4.9
- 50Equatorial Guinea4.9
- 51Senegal4.8
- 52Papua New Guinea4.8
- 53Aruba4.6
- 54Sint Maarten (Dutch part)4.5
- 55China4.4
- 56British Virgin Islands4.3
- 57Belgium4.2
- 58Grenada4.1
- 59Bahamas, The4
- 60Antigua and Barbuda4
- 61Kuwait3.9
- 62Isle of Man3.6
- 63French Polynesia3.5
- 64Fiji3.5
- 65Iraq3.5
- 66Sweden3.4
- 67Korea, Dem. People's Rep.3.4
- 68Spain3.4
- 69Myanmar3.4
- 70Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3.3
- 71Northern Mariana Islands3.3
- 72Panama3.3
- 73Venezuela, RB3.2
- 74Georgia3
- 75St. Kitts and Nevis3
- 76Trinidad and Tobago3
- 77Haiti2.9
- 78Finland2.9
- 79Norway2.9
- 80Greece2.9
- 81Lebanon2.8
- 82Palau2.8
- 83Montenegro2.8
- 84Cote d'Ivoire2.7
- 85Nigeria2.7
- 86Australia2.7
- 87Italy2.7
- 88Somalia, Fed. Rep.2.7
- 89Cyprus2.6
- 90Saudi Arabia2.5
- 91Croatia2.4
- 92Sri Lanka2.4
- 93New Zealand2.2
- 94Comoros2.1
- 95Madagascar2.1
- 96United Kingdom2.1
- 97Virgin Islands (U.S.)2.1
- 98Turkiye2.1
- 99Gambia, The1.9
- 100Cameroon1.9
- 101Uruguay1.9
- 102St. Lucia1.9
- 103Barbados1.8
- 104Malta1.8
- 105Solomon Islands1.8
- 106Vanuatu1.8
- 107Colombia1.8
- 108Brazil1.7
- 109Ireland1.6
- 110Israel1.6
- 111Korea, Rep.1.6
- 112Sao Tome and Principe1.6
- 113Cuba1.5
- 114United States1.5
- 115Guinea1.5
- 116India1.4
- 117Ghana1.4
- 118Samoa1.4
- 119Dominican Republic1.4
- 120Curacao1.4
- 121St. Vincent and the Grenadines1.3
- 122Estonia1.3
- 123Mozambique1.3
- 124Slovenia1.3
- 125France1.3
- 126Guinea-Bissau1.2
- 127Angola1.2
- 128Sierra Leone1.2
- 129Mauritius1.2
- 130Bulgaria1.2
- 131Germany1.2
- 132Morocco1.2
- 133Lithuania1.1
- 134Algeria1.1
- 135Timor-Leste1.1
- 136Poland1.1
- 137Cabo Verde1
- 138Yemen, Rep.1
- 139Togo0.98
- 140Costa Rica0.96
- 141Nicaragua0.94
- 142Argentina0.9
- 143Canada0.89
- 144Portugal0.81
- 145Iran, Islamic Rep.0.76
- 146Ukraine0.75
- 147Congo, Rep.0.71
- 148Russian Federation0.7
- 149Cambodia0.69
- 150Guam0.66
- 151Chile0.66
- 152Singapore0.66
- 153Mexico0.63
- 154Honduras0.59
- 155American Samoa0.54
- 156Sudan0.42
- 157Peru0.39
- 158Syrian Arab Republic0.31
- 159El Salvador0.26
- 160Romania0.25
- 161Kenya0.21
- 162Pakistan0.21
- 163West Bank and Gaza0.19
- 164Guatemala0.12
- 165South Africa0.11
- 166Namibia0.11
- 167Tanzania0.1
- 168Jordan0.04
- 169Congo, Dem. Rep.0
- 170Tuvalu0
- 170Paraguay0
- 170Nepal0
- 170Niger0
- 170Rwanda0
- 170Malawi0
- 170Mongolia0
- 170Mali0
- 170North Macedonia0
- 170Moldova0
- 170Luxembourg0
- 170San Marino0
- 170Lesotho0
- 170Liechtenstein0
- 170Serbia0
- 170South Sudan0
- 170Lao PDR0
- 170Kyrgyz Republic0
- 170Slovak Republic0
- 170Kazakhstan0
- 170Eswatini0
- 170Hungary0
- 170Chad0
- 170Tajikistan0
- 170Faroe Islands0
- 170Turkmenistan0
- 170Ethiopia0
- 170Czechia0
- 170Uganda0
- 170Switzerland0
- 170Central African Republic0
- 170Uzbekistan0
- 170Botswana0
- 170Bhutan0
- 170Bolivia0
- 170Belarus0
- 170Bosnia and Herzegovina0
- 170Burkina Faso0
- 170Burundi0
- 170Azerbaijan0
- 170Austria0
- 170Armenia0
- 170Andorra0
- 170Zambia0
- 170Afghanistan0
- 170Zimbabwe0
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)