Which country has the highest World Risk Index?

Philippines has the highest World Risk Index in 2025, at 46.56, followed by India (40.73) and Indonesia (39.8).

Which country has the lowest World Risk Index?

Monaco has the lowest World Risk Index in 2025, at 0.18.

What is the median World Risk Index across countries?

The median is 4.17 across the 193 countries with data in 2025.

Where does this natural disasters by country data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The WorldRiskReport - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; World Risk Report 2024 - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; World Risk Report 2023 - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; World Risk Report 2022 - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft.

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Natural Disasters by Country

Name: Natural Disasters by Country
Creator: Rankodex

Philippines has the highest World Risk Index in 2025 (46.56), followed by India (40.73) and Indonesia (39.8). Monaco has the lowest (0.18).

Environment225 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Nov 12, 2024Original page

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ShowingWorld Risk IndexBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →

Year

193 of 235 countries

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World Risk Index, 2025

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 193 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

4.17

Middle half 2.32 – 11.01

Average

8.32

193 countries

Lowest (best)

0.18

Monaco

Highest (worst)

46.56

Philippines

Over time · 2020–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

Median of all countries
Monaco
Andorra
San Marino
Luxembourg
Sao Tome and Principe

Data

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193 countries · # = rank by World Risk Index

#
1	Monaco	0.18
2	Andorra	0.29
3	San Marino	0.35
4	Luxembourg	0.57
5	Sao Tome and Principe	0.61
6	Singapore	0.67
7	Liechtenstein	0.68
8	Belarus	0.72
9	Bahrain	0.87
10	Qatar	0.88
10	Nauru	0.88
12	Hungary	0.91
13	North Macedonia	1.01
14	Malta	1.04
14	Maldives	1.04
16	Denmark	1.07
17	Slovakia	1.11
17	Bhutan	1.11
19	Cape Verde	1.16
20	Czechia	1.17
21	Switzerland	1.23
22	Botswana	1.25
23	Turkmenistan	1.27
24	Moldova	1.28
25	Austria	1.31
25	Brunei	1.31
27	Lesotho	1.41
28	Uzbekistan	1.42
29	Togo	1.45
30	Tuvalu	1.47
31	Finland	1.6
32	Benin	1.62
33	Kazakhstan	1.73
34	Serbia	1.75
35	Eswatini	1.76
36	Estonia	1.84
37	Ivory Coast	1.86
38	Paraguay	1.88
39	Armenia	1.91
40	Mongolia	1.96
41	Grenada	2.02
42	Burkina Faso	2.04
43	Niger	2.17
43	Palau	2.17
45	Slovenia	2.22
46	Bulgaria	2.23
47	Mali	2.24
47	Saint Kitts and Nevis	2.24
49	Lithuania	2.32
50	Iceland	2.34
51	Zimbabwe	2.38
52	Azerbaijan	2.4
53	Kuwait	2.42
54	Bosnia and Herzegovina	2.49
55	Marshall Islands	2.52
56	Saint Lucia	2.53
57	Nepal	2.6
58	Rwanda	2.66
59	Seychelles	2.68
60	Comoros	2.69
61	Kyrgyzstan	2.72
61	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	2.72
63	Dominica	2.73
64	Kiribati	2.8
65	Uganda	2.81
66	Montenegro	2.86
67	Barbados	2.89
68	Tajikistan	2.9
69	Chad	2.91
70	Zambia	2.94
71	Norway	2.95
72	Laos	3
73	Trinidad and Tobago	3.03
74	Burundi	3.04
75	Samoa	3.1
76	Bolivia	3.13
77	Guinea-Bissau	3.15
78	Latvia	3.18
79	Ghana	3.19
80	Jordan	3.21
81	Ireland	3.25
82	Romania	3.36
82	Equatorial Guinea	3.36
82	Cyprus	3.36
85	Malawi	3.38
85	Sweden	3.38
87	Central African Republic	3.41
88	Mauritius	3.48
89	Liberia	3.64
90	Tonga	3.67
91	Israel	3.69
92	Afghanistan	3.7
93	Georgia	3.8
93	Antigua and Barbuda	3.8
95	Jamaica	3.97
96	South Sudan	4.17
96	Micronesia	4.17
98	Germany	4.28
98	Republic of the Congo	4.28
100	Lebanon	4.29
101	Netherlands	4.33
102	Ukraine	4.34
103	Gambia	4.43
104	Bahamas	4.44
105	Portugal	4.76
106	Ethiopia	4.87
106	Sri Lanka	4.87
106	Senegal	4.87
109	Croatia	4.89
110	Poland	4.92
111	Sierra Leone	4.96
112	Uruguay	5.21
113	Belgium	5.8
114	Namibia	5.86
115	Albania	5.91
116	United Arab Emirates	5.97
117	Eritrea	6.03
118	United Kingdom	6.14
119	Gabon	6.18
120	Suriname	6.21
121	Guyana	6.4
122	Fiji	6.87
123	Guinea	6.92
123	Cuba	6.92
125	Timor-Leste	7.25
126	Belize	7.31
127	Tunisia	7.67
128	France	7.75
129	Oman	7.84
130	Cambodia	8.14
131	Greece	9.02
132	Iraq	9.06
132	Mauritania	9.06
134	Nigeria	9.19
135	Algeria	9.25
136	South Africa	9.5
137	Saudi Arabia	9.67
138	DR Congo	9.68
139	Djibouti	10.03
140	Haiti	10.06
141	Spain	10.17
142	Sudan	10.41
143	Morocco	10.55
144	Angola	10.83
145	South Korea	11.01
146	Cameroon	11.19
147	Costa Rica	11.32
148	Italy	11.34
149	Guatemala	11.36
150	Vanuatu	11.67
151	North Korea	11.7
152	Syria	12.65
153	Dominican Republic	13.47
154	Kenya	13.72
155	Brazil	13.8
156	Chile	14.27
157	Malaysia	14.28
158	El Salvador	14.41
159	Turkey	14.62
160	Solomon Islands	15.04
161	New Zealand	15.2
162	Libya	15.69
163	Argentina	15.72
164	Tanzania	16.11
165	Iran	16.3
166	Honduras	17.78
167	Panama	18.25
168	Egypt	18.91
169	Canada	19.88
170	Thailand	20.03
171	Australia	21.9
172	Venezuela	22.12
173	United States	23.09
174	Nicaragua	23.6
175	Madagascar	23.68
176	Ecuador	24.14
177	Japan	24.81
178	Yemen	24.83
179	Somalia	24.89
180	Peru	25.81
181	Vietnam	25.92
182	Papua New Guinea	26.51
183	Bangladesh	26.71
184	Pakistan	26.82
185	China	30.62
186	Russia	31.22
187	Mozambique	34.39
188	Myanmar	36.91
189	Mexico	38.96
190	Colombia	39.26
191	Indonesia	39.8
192	India	40.73
193	Philippines	46.56

What correlates with World Risk Index (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,414 other country metrics sharing at least 116 countries. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher World Risk Index tend to score higher on these

ExposureNatural Disaster Risk by Country
r = +0.88 · very strong · n = 193
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# of Reptile SpeciesSnake Population by Country
r = +0.66 · strong · n = 189
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# of Snake SpeciesSnake Population by Country
r = +0.65 · strong · n = 186
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Tiktok UsersTikTok Users by Country
r = +0.63 · strong · n = 124
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Total Workforce (All Sectors) (ILO)Public Sector Size by Country
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 120
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Total Mosquito SpeciesMosquito Population by Country
r = +0.62 · strong · n = 181
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher World Risk Index tend to score lower on these

Average Men's Shoe Size (US sizes)Shoe Size by Country
r = −0.52 · strong · n = 159
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A- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = −0.44 · moderate · n = 121
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B- Blood TypeBlood Type by Country
r = −0.42 · moderate · n = 121
Plot
Joining YearInternational Maritime Organization
r = −0.39 · moderate · n = 173
Plot
Girls 19Average Height by Country
r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 184
Plot
Girls - Avg Ht, 19 YoAverage Height by Country
r = −0.38 · moderate · n = 184
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest World Risk Index?: Philippines has the highest World Risk Index in 2025, at 46.56, followed by India (40.73) and Indonesia (39.8).
Which country has the lowest World Risk Index?: Monaco has the lowest World Risk Index in 2025, at 0.18.
What is the median World Risk Index across countries?: The median is 4.17 across the 193 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this natural disasters by country data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: The WorldRiskReport - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; World Risk Report 2024 - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; World Risk Report 2023 - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft; World Risk Report 2022 - Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft.

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