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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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  1. 1Guyana78.5
  2. 2Suriname71.3
  3. 3Marshall Islands68
  4. 4Greenland59.9
  5. 5Gibraltar56.4
  6. 6Netherlands53.7
  7. 7Maldives49.2
  8. 8Tuvalu39.3
  9. 9Belize33.9
  10. 10Kiribati33.5
  11. 11Bahrain33
  12. 12Viet Nam29.7
  13. 13St. Martin (French part)28.7
  14. 14Seychelles28.5
  15. 15United Arab Emirates26.7
  16. 16Micronesia, Fed. Sts.23.2
  17. 17Mauritania21
  18. 18Brunei Darussalam20.9
  19. 19Turks and Caicos Islands20.8
  20. 20Fiji18.3
  21. 21Solomon Islands17.9
  22. 22Cayman Islands17.6
  23. 23Tonga17.5
  24. 24Thailand17.5
  25. 25Macao SAR, China17.2
  26. 26Naoero16.6
  27. 27Egypt, Arab Rep.16.3
  28. 28Eritrea15.5
  29. 29French Polynesia14.6
  30. 30Bahamas, The12.9
  31. 31Dominica12.9
  32. 32British Virgin Islands12.7
  33. 33Denmark12.6
  34. 34Japan12.4
  35. 35Palau12.3
  36. 36Antigua and Barbuda12.2
  37. 37Liberia11.7
  38. 38Iceland11.3
  39. 39Djibouti11.1
  40. 40New Caledonia10.9
  41. 41Philippines10.5
  42. 42Latvia10.2
  43. 43Malaysia10.1
  44. 44Vanuatu10.1
  45. 45Gabon9.5
  46. 46Jamaica9.2
  47. 47Albania9.2
  48. 48Tunisia8.9
  49. 49Indonesia8.8
  50. 50Samoa8.8
  51. 51Bangladesh8.4
  52. 52Puerto Rico (US)8.1
  53. 53Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.1
  54. 54Monaco7.9
  55. 55Papua New Guinea7.6
  56. 56St. Kitts and Nevis7.4
  57. 57Hong Kong SAR, China7.3
  58. 58Benin7.3
  59. 59Bermuda7.2
  60. 60Ecuador7.2
  61. 61Norway7.2
  62. 62Senegal7
  63. 63Oman6.8
  64. 64Libya6.8
  65. 65Myanmar6.8
  66. 66Qatar6.7
  67. 67Cabo Verde6.5
  68. 68Northern Mariana Islands6.3
  69. 69Panama6
  70. 70Isle of Man6
  71. 71Grenada5.9
  72. 72Equatorial Guinea5.7
  73. 73Belgium5.5
  74. 74Sweden5.1
  75. 75Greece5.1
  76. 76St. Vincent and the Grenadines5.1
  77. 77Aruba5
  78. 78Korea, Dem. People's Rep.4.9
  79. 79China4.9
  80. 80Kuwait4.8
  81. 81Virgin Islands (U.S.)4.7
  82. 82American Samoa4.6
  83. 83Iraq4.6
  84. 84Finland4.6
  85. 85Guinea-Bissau4.5
  86. 86Montenegro4.4
  87. 87Croatia4.3
  88. 88Gambia, The4.3
  89. 89Madagascar4.3
  90. 90Haiti4.1
  91. 91Venezuela, RB4.1
  92. 92Cyprus4
  93. 93Trinidad and Tobago4
  94. 94Spain4
  95. 95Georgia3.9
  96. 96Sri Lanka3.8
  97. 97Italy3.8
  98. 98Australia3.6
  99. 99Sierra Leone3.5
  100. 100Nigeria3.5
  101. 101Somalia, Fed. Rep.3.5
  102. 102New Zealand3.3
  103. 103Cote d'Ivoire3.3
  104. 104Comoros3.2
  105. 105Saudi Arabia3.2
  106. 106St. Lucia3.2
  107. 107Timor-Leste3
  108. 108Lebanon3
  109. 109Mozambique2.8
  110. 110Ireland2.8
  111. 111United Kingdom2.7
  112. 112Faroe Islands2.7
  113. 113Estonia2.6
  114. 114Turkiye2.6
  115. 115Cuba2.5
  116. 116Guam2.4
  117. 117Malta2.4
  118. 118Guinea2.3
  119. 119Colombia2.3
  120. 120Cameroon2.3
  121. 121Brazil2.2
  122. 122Barbados2.2
  123. 123Uruguay2.2
  124. 124Korea, Rep.2.1
  125. 125Ghana2.1
  126. 126France2.1
  127. 127Sao Tome and Principe2
  128. 128Cambodia2
  129. 129Costa Rica2
  130. 130Germany2
  131. 131United States2
  132. 132India1.9
  133. 133Dominican Republic1.8
  134. 134Honduras1.8
  135. 135Nicaragua1.8
  136. 136Mauritius1.7
  137. 137Israel1.7
  138. 138Curacao1.7
  139. 139Poland1.6
  140. 140Yemen, Rep.1.6
  141. 141Lithuania1.5
  142. 142Angola1.5
  143. 143Morocco1.4
  144. 144Canada1.4
  145. 145Slovenia1.4
  146. 146Bulgaria1.3
  147. 147Portugal1.3
  148. 148Algeria1.2
  149. 149Togo1.1
  150. 150Ukraine1.1
  151. 151Mexico1.1
  152. 152Argentina1
  153. 153Russian Federation0.96
  154. 154Chile0.96
  155. 155Congo, Rep.0.94
  156. 156Iran, Islamic Rep.0.93
  157. 157El Salvador0.87
  158. 158Singapore0.66
  159. 159Peru0.66
  160. 160Sudan0.51
  161. 161Pakistan0.45
  162. 162Kenya0.41
  163. 163Syrian Arab Republic0.4
  164. 164Tanzania0.37
  165. 165Romania0.33
  166. 166Guatemala0.21
  167. 167West Bank and Gaza0.21
  168. 168South Africa0.2
  169. 169Namibia0.19
  170. 170Jordan0.05
  171. 171Bosnia and Herzegovina0.01
  172. 172Congo, Dem. Rep.0.01
  173. 173Ethiopia0
  174. 173Austria0
  175. 173Paraguay0
  176. 173Hungary0
  177. 173Armenia0
  178. 173Nepal0
  179. 173Bolivia0
  180. 173Niger0
  181. 173Malawi0
  182. 173Andorra0
  183. 173Kazakhstan0
  184. 173Kyrgyz Republic0
  185. 173Mongolia0
  186. 173Lao PDR0
  187. 173Mali0
  188. 173North Macedonia0
  189. 173Eswatini0
  190. 173Belarus0
  191. 173Turkmenistan0
  192. 173Tajikistan0
  193. 173Bhutan0
  194. 173Botswana0
  195. 173Chad0
  196. 173Central African Republic0
  197. 173Switzerland0
  198. 173Slovak Republic0
  199. 173Uganda0
  200. 173Burkina Faso0
  201. 173South Sudan0
  202. 173Serbia0
  203. 173San Marino0
  204. 173Czechia0
  205. 173Burundi0
  206. 173Rwanda0
  207. 173Uzbekistan0
  208. 173Azerbaijan0
  209. 173Afghanistan0
  210. 173Liechtenstein0
  211. 173Zambia0
  212. 173Lesotho0
  213. 173Luxembourg0
  214. 173Zimbabwe0
  215. 173Moldova0

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