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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026
Liechtenstein: Risk & Resilience
How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?
Liechtenstein is placed 1st of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 0.68 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 1 (2025).
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Risk & Resilience
1st
of 193 countries placed
Placed from 2 of 4 key statistics
Not placed in the Country Index 2026 overall: measured on too few topics.
- 0.68World Risk Index, 2025WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
- 1INFORM Risk Index, 2025INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
- —Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), 2024No reading for this country
- —Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, 2024No reading for this country
01The evidence
The 4 key statistics that decide it
Only these place Liechtenstein 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
0.68
WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)
Lower is better
Liechtenstein: 0.68. 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 Western Europe
- 0.18 Monaco
- Land neighbours
- Austria 1.31 · Switzerland 1.23
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)
1
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)
Lower is better
Liechtenstein: 1. 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 Western Europe
- 1 Liechtenstein and Luxembourg
- Land neighbours
- Austria 2.4 · Switzerland 1.8
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
No reading
ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)
Lower is better
Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame publishes no 2024 figure for Liechtenstein, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Western Europe
- 0.296 Germany
- Land neighbours
- Austria 0.323 · Switzerland 0.296
Key 4 of 4
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days
World Bank Group
Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · CC BY 4.0
No reading
Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)
Higher is better
World Bank Group publishes no reading from 2021–2024 for Liechtenstein, so the standing rests on the other keys.
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 Western Europe
- 85.54 Austria
- Land neighbours
- Austria 85.54 · Switzerland 72.7
02Over time
Which way Liechtenstein 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
LiechtensteinWorld median
Liechtenstein fell from 0.75 in 2000 to 0.68 in 2025; the world median went from 4.55 to 4.17.
Every year’s figures
Year Liechtenstein World median 2025 0.68 4.17 2024 0.68 4.17 2023 0.67 4.27 2022 0.67 4.08 2021 0.68 4.23 2020 0.66 4.12 2019 0.74 4.23 2018 0.74 4.14 2017 0.73 4.24 2016 0.74 4.23 2015 0.74 4.04 2014 0.73 4.07 2013 0.73 4.08 2012 0.73 4.07 2011 0.67 3.99 2010 0.60 3.86 2009 0.64 3.94 2008 0.71 4.11 2007 0.72 4.41 2006 0.75 4.51 2005 0.75 4.54 2004 0.73 4.42 2003 0.74 4.50 2002 0.75 4.65 2001 0.75 4.37 2000 0.75 4.55 INFORM Risk Index
INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk) · lower is better
LiechtensteinWorld median
Liechtenstein rose from 0.9 in 2016 to 1 in 2025; the world median went from 3.6 to 3.7.
Every year’s figures
Year Liechtenstein World median 2025 1.0 3.7 2024 1.0 3.5 2023 1.0 3.6 2022 1.0 3.6 2021 0.9 3.6 2020 0.8 3.6 2019 0.9 3.6 2018 0.9 3.5 2017 0.9 3.5 2016 0.9 3.6
03In context
Liechtenstein 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.
Liechtenstein 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+) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liechtenstein | 1st | 0.68 | 1 | — | — |
 Austria | 9th | 1.31 | 2.4 | 0.323 | 85.54 |
 Switzerland | 12th | 1.23 | 1.8 | 0.296 | 72.7 |
“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is
Across Western 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 Liechtenstein in the topic’s list.
- Liechtenstein1st
Luxembourg2nd
Denmark3rd
Andorra4th
04Context, no vote
Where Liechtenstein is ahead of the world, and behind
11 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 median5
Statistics on which Liechtenstein does better than the middle country measured.
Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.1711.5260.171No real change since 2015
Liechtenstein: 1.526 · 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 2nd of 211 · derived.
Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.670.387▲ Improved since 2014
Liechtenstein: 0.67 · 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 12th of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.
Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 52.25No earlier reading
Liechtenstein: 2.2 · 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 153rd of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).
Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.4803.48No real change since 2015
Liechtenstein: 0 · 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.
Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 1.6630.8131.663No earlier reading
Liechtenstein: 0.813 · 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.
Behind the world median1
Statistics on which Liechtenstein does worse than the middle country measured.
Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct)WRI · 2019 · world median 2.4033.8172.403No earlier reading
Liechtenstein: 3.817 · 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 36th of 163 by WRI (1st = worst).
No better end5
These describe the shape of a country — more is not better or worse, only different — so they are never ahead or behind.
Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.2781.474Moved since 2015
Liechtenstein: 2.278 · 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 12,26998712,269Moved since 2015
Liechtenstein: 987 · 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.
Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,836371,836Moved since 2015
Liechtenstein: 37 · 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.
Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,824013,824No real change since 2015
Liechtenstein: 0 · 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.
Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.95402.954No real change since 1990
Liechtenstein: 0 · 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.
No current reading for Liechtenstein
Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), Drought Risk (Aqueduct), Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme Weather, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, ND-GAIN Country Index, Per Capita Food Supply Variability, Refugees by Country of Origin (last 2022), Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, Stateless Persons by Country of Residence (last 2012), Water Stress and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. 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 Liechtenstein’s 6 topics
Risk & Resilience is Liechtenstein’s best-placed topic of 6. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.
- Risk & Resilience1st of 1932/4 keys
- Democracy & Civil Liberties3rd of 1982/4 keys
- Education & Knowledge16th of 1982/4 keys
- Development & Human Capitaljoint 19th of 1962/3 keys
- Environment & Sustainability27th of 1862/4 keys
- Digital & Technology102nd of 1982/4 keys
No standing on Governance & Institutions, Economy & Innovation, Work & Labour, Health & Wellbeing, Gender & Equality, Peace & Security, Mobility & Trade, Food & Agriculture, Poverty & Inequality, Energy: too few of those topics’ key statistics are published for this country.
06The top of the list
Who leads on risk & resilience
The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders Liechtenstein can most readily be measured against.
- 1Liechtenstein
Western Europe
1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys
Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale
2LuxembourgWestern Europe
2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys
Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale
3DenmarkNorthern 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 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
Liechtenstein 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 Liechtenstein rank on risk & resilience?
Liechtenstein is placed 1st of 193 countries on Risk & Resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 2 of its 4 key statistics (World Risk Index and INFORM Risk Index). 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 Liechtenstein?
0.68 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 Liechtenstein?
1 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 Liechtenstein compare with Austria on risk & resilience?
Austria is placed 9th of 193, and Liechtenstein 1st. World Risk Index: Austria 1.31, Liechtenstein 0.68; INFORM Risk Index: Austria 2.4, Liechtenstein 1.
How have Liechtenstein’s risk & resilience figures changed?
World Risk Index fell from 0.75 in 2000 to 0.68 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index rose from 0.9 in 2016 to 1 in 2025.
Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for Liechtenstein?
No current reading is published for Liechtenstein on Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN), Drought Risk (Aqueduct), Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme Weather, Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR, ND-GAIN Country Index, Per Capita Food Supply Variability, Refugees by Country of Origin, Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per Capita, Stateless Persons by Country of Residence, Water Stress and World Risk Poll Resilience Index. 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 11 statistics on this page come from 9 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
Liechtenstein’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.
- Liechtenstein (banner) — 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). Liechtenstein: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/liechtenstein/risk