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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Italy: Risk & Resilience
How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?
Italy is placed 70th of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 11.34 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 3 (2025).
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70th
of 193 countries placed
Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics
- 11.34World Risk Index, 2025WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
- 3INFORM Risk Index, 2025INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
- 0.357Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 2024ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
- 78.2Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, 2024Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Italy on risk & resilience — one vote each. Every value is the publisher’s own, read at the edition the Country Index 2026 used — or, for a survey-based key, each country’s latest reading; the grey ticks are every other country it was compared with, lowest on the left.
Key 1 of 4
World Risk Index
Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum
2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0
11.34
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Lower is better
Italy: 11.34. Across the 193 countries in this edition, values run from 0.18 (Monaco) to 46.56 (Philippines); the world median is 4.17.
- World median
- 4.17
- Best in Southern Europe
- 0.29 Andorra
- Land neighbours
- Austria 1.31 · Switzerland 1.23 · France 7.75 · San Marino 0.35 · Slovenia 2.22
Key 2 of 4
INFORM Risk Index
European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee
2026 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
3
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Lower is better
Italy: 3. Across the 191 countries in this edition, values run from 0.7 (Singapore) to 8.5 (South Sudan); the world median is 3.7.
- World median
- 3.7
- Best in Southern Europe
- 1.7 Malta
- Land neighbours
- Austria 2.4 · Switzerland 1.8 · France 2.6 · Slovenia 2.5
Key 3 of 4
Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 Unported
0.357
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Lower is better
Ranked 35th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame
Italy: 0.357. Across the 190 countries in this edition, values run from 0.263 (Norway) to 0.655 (Mauritania); the world median is 0.45.
- World median
- 0.45
- Best in Southern Europe
- 0.323 Spain
- Land neighbours
- Austria 0.323 · Switzerland 0.296 · France 0.321 · Slovenia 0.344
Key 4 of 4
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · Italy’s is from 2021 · CC BY 4.0
78.2
Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
Italy: 78.2. Across the 142 countries at their latest reading, values run from 16.49 (South Sudan) to 93.69 (Sweden); the world median is 53.85.
- World median
- 53.85
- Best in Southern Europe
- 80.98 Malta
- Land neighbours
- Austria 85.54 · Switzerland 72.7 · France 78.41 · Slovenia 77.8
02Over time
Which way Italy is moving
Each key’s published value, edition by edition, beside the world median. The Country Index 2026 is the first edition of the standing, so the standing itself has no history to chart yet.
World Risk Index
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) · lower is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy rose from 10.63 in 2000 to 11.34 in 2025; the world median went from 4.55 to 4.17.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2025 11.34 4.17 2024 11.34 4.17 2023 11.56 4.27 2022 10.39 4.08 2021 10.92 4.23 2020 10.69 4.12 2019 11.45 4.23 2018 11.55 4.14 2017 11.13 4.24 2016 11.33 4.23 2015 10.91 4.04 2014 10.88 4.07 2013 11.54 4.08 2012 11.59 4.07 2011 10.42 3.99 2010 10.34 3.86 2009 11.34 3.94 2008 9.08 4.11 2007 9.69 4.41 2006 11.13 4.51 2005 10.55 4.54 2004 10.30 4.42 2003 10.66 4.50 2002 9.91 4.65 2001 10.55 4.37 2000 10.63 4.55 INFORM Risk Index
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) · lower is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy was at 3 in both 2016 and 2025; the world median went from 3.6 to 3.7.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2025 3.0 3.7 2024 3.0 3.5 2023 3.0 3.6 2022 3.0 3.6 2021 2.8 3.6 2020 2.8 3.6 2019 2.9 3.6 2018 3.0 3.5 2017 3.0 3.5 2016 3.0 3.6 Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) · lower is better
ItalyWorld median
Italy fell from 0.371 in 2000 to 0.357 in 2024; the world median went from 0.476 to 0.45.
Every year’s figures
Year Italy World median 2024 0.35739 0.449649 2023 0.35689 0.449167 2022 0.35638 0.447422 2021 0.35951 0.447831 2020 0.35934 0.447902 2019 0.36094 0.447883 2018 0.36044 0.449652 2017 0.36115 0.450532 2016 0.36194 0.451843 2015 0.36190 0.451496 2014 0.36302 0.451502 2013 0.36391 0.454946 2012 0.36453 0.454269 2011 0.36403 0.458012 2010 0.36502 0.460715 2009 0.36476 0.464712 2008 0.36635 0.463801 2007 0.36163 0.466738 2006 0.36489 0.468701 2005 0.36468 0.470646 2004 0.36631 0.472029 2003 0.36678 0.471635 2002 0.36238 0.472031 2001 0.37061 0.476366 2000 0.37100 0.475585
03In context
Italy beside its neighbours
A position reads best beside the countries around it. Every position below is a place among all 193 countries on risk & resilience, never a place within the region.
Italy and the countries it borders
Standing among all 193; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.
| Country | Standing | World Risk IndexWorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk) | INFORM Risk IndexINFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) | Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable) | Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 DaysAdults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria | 9th | 1.31 | 2.4 | 0.323 | 85.54 |
 Switzerland | 12th | 1.23 | 1.8 | 0.296 | 72.7 |
 Slovenia | 20th | 2.22 | 2.5 | 0.344 | 77.8 |
 France | =41st | 7.75 | 2.6 | 0.321 | 78.41 |
| Italy | 70th | 11.34 | 3 | 0.357 | 78.2 |
 San Marino | not placed | 0.35 | — | — | — |
 Vatican City | not placed | — | — | — | — |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Southern Europe
Every country in the sub-region, by its place among all 193.
Placed either side on risk & resilience
The countries immediately above and below Italy in the topic’s list.
04Context, no vote
Where Italy is ahead of the world, and behind
21 more statistics filed under risk & resilience, published in full and deliberately given no vote in the standing. Select a row for the publisher, the rank and the links.
Ahead of the world median8
Statistics on which Italy does better than the middle country measured.
INFORM Severity IndexACAPS · 2025 · world median 3.11.83.1No real change since 2021
Italy: 1.8 · world median 3.1 · INFORM Severity (1–5, most severe crisis). ACAPS, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 1.3 to 4.7; lower is better.
Position 73rd of 81 · derived, 1st = worst.
Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 291429▼ Worsened since 2014
Italy: 14 · world median 29 · Year-to-year variability of the food supply (kcal per person per day). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 4 to 227; lower is better.
ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4462.1647.44▲ Improved since 2014
Italy: 62.16 · world median 47.44 · ND-GAIN Index (0–100, where 100 is best placed to adapt). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 26.42 to 71.85; higher is better.
Ranked 27th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.6010.387▲ Improved since 2014
Italy: 0.601 · world median 0.387 · ND-GAIN Readiness (0–1, where 1 is the most ready). Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, 2024 edition, data for 2024.
Published values in that edition run from 0.137 to 0.749; higher is better.
Ranked 31st of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.4031.1052.403No earlier reading
Italy: 1.105 · world median 2.403 · Riverine flood risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Ranked 131st of 163 by WRI (1st = worst).
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 54.15No earlier reading
Italy: 4.1 · world median 5 · Children's Climate Risk Index (0–10, higher is more risk). UNICEF, 2021 edition, data for 2020.
Published values in that edition run from 1 to 8.7; lower is better.
Ranked 102nd of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.1710.4570.171No real change since 2015
Italy: 0.457 · world median 0.171 · Political Stability estimate (−2.5 to 2.5). World Bank Group, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from -2.506 to 1.563; higher is better.
Position 86th of 211 · derived.
Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,5283,0932,528No real change since 2012
Italy: 3,093 · world median 2,528 · Renewable internal freshwater (cubic metres per person). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2022 edition, data for 2022.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 445,023; higher is better.
Position 82nd of 181 · derived.
Behind the world median6
Statistics on which Italy does worse than the middle country measured.
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.483.523.48No real change since 2015
Italy: 3.52 · world median 3.48 · Days a year with a maximum temperature above 35°C, averaged over the country’s land. World Bank Group (Climate Change Knowledge Portal), from Copernicus ERA5 (ECMWF), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 222.89; lower is better.
World Risk Poll Resilience IndexLloyd's Register Foundation · 2023 · world median 535153No earlier reading
Italy: 51 · world median 53 · Resilience Index, 0–100 (higher = more reported capacity to cope with a shock; the mean of individual, household, community and societal sub-indices). Lloyd's Register Foundation, 2024 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 29 to 74; higher is better.
Water StressFAO · 2023 · world median 1029.7710No real change since 2013
Italy: 29.77 · world median 10 · Freshwater withdrawal as a share of available resources (%). Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2023 edition, data for 2023.
Published values in that edition run from 0.03 to 3,851; lower is better.
Position 52nd of 177 · derived, 1st = worst.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6633.3441.663No earlier reading
Italy: 3.344 · world median 1.663 · Baseline water stress score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5; lower is better.
Drought Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.6233.0932.623No earlier reading
Italy: 3.093 · world median 2.623 · Drought risk score (0–5). World Resources Institute (WRI), 2023 edition, data for 2019.
Published values in that edition run from 0.553 to 4.081; lower is better.
Ranked 32nd of 138 by WRI (1st = worst).
Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 9.48516.479.485No earlier reading
Italy: 16.47 · world median 9.485 · Firms whose physical assets were damaged by extreme weather (%). World Bank Group, 2026 edition, data for 2026.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 59.21; lower is better.
Position 35th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.
No better end7
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,836234,1441,836No real change since 2015
Italy: 234,144 · world median 1,836 · Asylum-seekers awaiting a decision, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 3,718,945.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.1821.474Moved since 2015
Italy: 2.182 · world median 1.474 · Change in mean land-surface temperature against the country's own 1951–1980 average, °C. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0.34 to 3.294.
Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,269192,91412,269No real change since 2015
Italy: 192,914 · world median 12,269 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate hosted, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 2,655,191.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,82449,84413,824Moved since 2015
Italy: 49,844 · world median 13,824 · Burned area (hectares). European Commission Joint Research Centre — Global Wildfire Information System (GWIS), 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 50,562,035.
Stateless Persons by Country of ResidenceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,3143,0001,314Moved since 2015
Italy: 3,000 · world median 1,314 · Stateless persons reported under UNHCR's mandate, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 5 to 1,177,962.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9543.8172.954No real change since 1990
Italy: 3.817 · world median 2.954 · Population living below 5 m elevation (% of total population). Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University, 2015 edition, data for 2015.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 78.48.
Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,2722661,272Moved since 2015
Italy: 266 · world median 1,272 · Refugees under UNHCR's mandate from this country, end of year (people). UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, 2025 edition, data for 2025.
Published values in that edition run from 0 to 5,224,131.
No current reading for Italy
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days (last 2021), Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Global Report on Food Crises and Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR. Listed rather than hidden, so the page can be checked against it.
“Position · derived” is this site’s ordering of the published values, 1st = best unless the row says otherwise; the publisher ranks no country on it. Rank, position and standing
05Country Index 2026
Risk & Resilience among Italy’s 16 topics
Risk & Resilience is Italy’s 13th best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Gender & Equality3rd of 1834/4 keys
- Health & Wellbeing6th of 2002/4 keys
- Economy & Innovation20th of 1764/4 keys
- Food & Agriculture26th of 1844/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 32nd of 1963/3 keys
- Governance & Institutions34th of 1944/4 keys
- Digital & Technology37th of 1984/4 keys
- Mobility & Trade34th of 1774/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge46th of 1983/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties50th of 1984/4 keys
- Energyjoint 47th of 1653/3 keys
- Peace & Security55th of 1774/4 keys
- Risk & Resilience70th of 1934/4 keys
- Poverty & Inequality63rd of 1593/3 keys
- Work & Labour86th of 1824/4 keys
- Environment & Sustainabilityjoint 115th of 1864/4 keys
06The top of the list
Who leads on risk & resilience
The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders Italy can most readily be measured against.
1
LiechtensteinWestern Europe
1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
2
LuxembourgWestern Europe
2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3
DenmarkNorthern Europe
3rd of 193 · 4 of 4 keys
Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale
Placed highest nearby
Highest in Europe
Liechtenstein1st2/4 keysHighest in Southern Europe
Andorra4th2/4 keysThis page
Italy70th4/4 keys
Positions out of 193 placed on the topic. A country needs readings on enough keys to be placed, and the top of the list is often held on fewer of them.
07Questions
Italy on risk & resilience: questions answered
Every answer is built from the numbers on this page, so none can say something the page does not.
How does Italy rank on risk & resilience?
Italy is placed 70th of 193 countries on Risk & Resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics (World Risk Index, INFORM Risk Index, Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) and Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days). The position is this site’s ordering of published statistics, not a rank any publisher printed.
What is the latest World Risk Index figure for Italy?
11.34 in 2025 (worldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)), according to Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum. The world median in the same edition was 4.17.
What is the latest INFORM Risk Index figure for Italy?
3 in 2025 (iNFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)), according to European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee. The world median in the same edition was 3.7.
How does Italy compare with France on risk & resilience?
France is placed joint 41st of 193, and Italy 70th. World Risk Index: France 7.75, Italy 11.34; INFORM Risk Index: France 2.6, Italy 3; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN): France 0.321, Italy 0.357; Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days: France 78.41, Italy 78.2.
How have Italy’s risk & resilience figures changed?
World Risk Index rose from 10.63 in 2000 to 11.34 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index was 3 in both 2016 and 2025; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) fell from 0.371 in 2000 to 0.357 in 2024.
Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for Italy?
No current reading is published for Italy on Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Global Report on Food Crises and Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR. They are listed rather than hidden, so the evidence on the page can be checked against it.
08Method
Method, sources and how to cite
What this topic does not measure
This topic does not forecast when a disaster will strike, and it does not measure financial or economic risk. Water stress is measured under Environment & Sustainability. Displacement caused by disasters and the severity of crises already under way are published here as context.
How the Risk & Resilience standing is decided
A standing is this site’s ordering, named with its edition — never a publisher’s rank. 4 key statistics vote, one vote each; every country’s published value becomes a place within that key’s own field, the places are averaged, and the average is never published. A country needs 2 of the 4 keys to be placed.
The risk & resilience method, step by stepHow every standing on this site is built
The key statistics and their licences
- World Risk Index — Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum, CC BY 4.0
- INFORM Risk Index — European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee, CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)
- Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) — Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame, CC BY 3.0 Unported
- Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days — World Bank Group, CC BY 4.0
The other 21 statistics on this page come from 11 publishers, each named beside its numbers, with every edition and licence on the datasets pages.
The standing itself is part of the Country Index 2026, published under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Photographs
Italy’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Italy (banner) — Francisco Antunes, CC BY 2.0
- Liechtenstein — Guido Radig,Inkey, CC BY 3.0
- Luxembourg — Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium, CC BY-SA 2.0
- Denmark — User:Aconcagua, CC BY-SA 3.0
Cite this page
Nations Inquiry (2026). Italy: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/italy/risk