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Topic 11 of 18 · Country Index 2026

Malta: Risk & Resilience

How exposed is a country to crisis, and how ready is it to cope?

Malta is placed 7th of 193 countries on risk & resilience in the Country Index 2026, from 4 of its 4 key statistics. Readings behind it: World Risk Index 1.04 (2025); INFORM Risk Index 1.7 (2025).

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Risk & Resilience

7th

of 193 countries placed

Placed from 4 of 4 key statistics

Country Index 2026, all topics28th of 183 →

01The evidence

The 4 key statistics that decide it

Only these place Malta 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.

Why these keys

  1. Key 1 of 4

    World Risk Index

    Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum

    Why it is a key

    2025 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0

    1.04

    WorldRiskIndex score (0–100, where 100 is the most at risk)

    Lower is better

    Malta: 1.04. 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

  2. Key 2 of 4

    INFORM Risk Index

    European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee

    Why it is a key

    2026 edition · data for 2025 · CC BY 4.0 (via the European Commission's reuse policy)

    1.7

    INFORM Risk score (0–10, where 10 is the highest risk)

    Lower is better

    Malta: 1.7. 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

  3. Key 3 of 4

    Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN)

    Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame

    Why it is a key

    2024 edition · data for 2024 · CC BY 3.0 Unported

    0.351

    ND-GAIN Vulnerability (0–1, where 1 is the most vulnerable)

    Lower is better

    Ranked 26th of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame

    Malta: 0.351. 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

  4. Key 4 of 4

    Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days

    World Bank Group

    Why it is a key

    Latest reading per country, 2021–2024 · Malta’s is from 2021 · CC BY 4.0

    80.98

    Adults who could raise emergency funds within 30 days without great difficulty (% of population aged 15+)

    Higher is better

    Malta: 80.98. 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

03In context

Malta 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.

Southern Europe
1st193rdNot placed · 31 countries with too few key statisticsNo data

The whole world on risk & resilience

Malta and Southern Europe

Malta has no land border, so the table compares it with its sub-region. Standing among all 193; the key columns are the publishers’ own values.

CountryStandingWorld 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+)
Andorra4th0.29—0.3508—
Malta7th1.041.70.351180.98
Slovenia20th2.222.50.344177.8
North Macedonia32nd1.012.70.409967.54
Portugal34th4.761.90.352368.84
Bosnia and Herzegovina=41st2.493.60.380579.16
Montenegro45th2.862.60.421276.15
Spain51st10.172.60.323078.07
Serbia=66th1.753.50.469873.45
Croatia69th4.892.50.398666.89
Italy70th11.3430.357478.2
Greece71st9.0230.355670.3
Albania84th5.913.10.416360.47
Gibraltarnot placed————
Kosovonot placed———80.55
San Marinonot placed0.35———
Vatican Citynot placed————

“—”: no published reading in that edition. What a standing is

Placed either side on risk & resilience

The countries immediately above and below Malta in the topic’s list.

04Context, no vote

Where Malta is ahead of the world, and behind

17 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.

Every country

Ahead of the world median7

Statistics on which Malta does better than the middle country measured.

  • Children's Climate Risk IndexUNICEF · 2020 · world median 52.1No earlier reading

    Malta: 2.1 · 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 154th of 163 by UNICEF (1st = worst).

    Chart and every countryThe 2021 dataset

  • Days Above 35°CECMWF · 2025 · world median 3.480No real change since 2015

    Malta: 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Political Stability and Absence of ViolenceWorld Bank Group · 2025 · world median 0.1711.036No real change since 2015

    Malta: 1.036 · 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 41st of 211 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • ND-GAIN Country IndexNotre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 47.4456.79▼ Worsened since 2014

    Malta: 56.79 · 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 43rd of 190 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Climate Readiness (ND-GAIN)Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame · 2024 · world median 0.3870.487▼ Worsened since 2014

    Malta: 0.487 · 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 53rd of 192 by Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN), University of Notre Dame.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • World Risk Poll Resilience IndexLloyd's Register Foundation · 2023 · world median 5356No earlier reading

    Malta: 56 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Firms Whose Assets Were Damaged by Extreme WeatherWorld Bank Group · 2026 · world median 9.4857.652No earlier reading

    Malta: 7.652 · 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 98th of 163 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2026 dataset

Behind the world median3

Statistics on which Malta does worse than the middle country measured.

  • Water StressFAO · 2023 · world median 1045.51▲ Improved since 2013

    Malta: 45.51 · 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 38th of 177 · derived, 1st = worst.

    Chart and every countryThe 2023 dataset

  • Per Capita Food Supply VariabilityFAO · 2024 · world median 2962▼ Worsened since 2014

    Malta: 62 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2024 dataset

  • Renewable Internal Freshwater Resources per CapitaFAO · 2022 · world median 2,52895.08No real change since 2012

    Malta: 95.08 · 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 170th of 181 · derived.

    Chart and every countryThe 2022 dataset

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.

  • Temperature Change on LandFAO · 2025 · world median 1.4742.156Moved since 2015

    Malta: 2.156 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Asylum-Seekers by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,8361,390Moved since 2015

    Malta: 1,390 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Refugee Population by Country of AsylumUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 12,2698,306Moved since 2015

    Malta: 8,306 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Population Living Below 5 m ElevationCenter for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University · 2015 · world median 2.9542.377No real change since 1990

    Malta: 2.377 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2015 dataset

  • Stateless Persons by Country of ResidenceUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,314171Moved since 2017

    Malta: 171 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Burned AreaGWIS · 2025 · world median 13,8240No real change since 2015

    Malta: 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

  • Refugees by Country of OriginUNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency · 2025 · world median 1,27211Moved since 2015

    Malta: 11 · 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.

    Chart and every countryThe 2025 dataset

No current reading for Malta

Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days (last 2021), Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Drought Risk (Aqueduct), Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR and Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct). 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 Malta’s 16 topics

Risk & Resilience is Malta’s 3rd best-placed topic of 16. Strongest first, each marker at its share of that topic’s field.

On the profile
  1. Food & Agriculture3rd of 184
  2. Peace & Security3rd of 177
  3. Risk & Resilience7th of 193
  4. Mobility & Trade19th of 177
  5. Work & Labour20th of 182
  6. Health & Wellbeing24th of 200
  7. Economy & Innovation30th of 176
  8. Development & Human Capitaljoint 35th of 196
  9. Poverty & Inequality30th of 159
  10. Governance & Institutions42nd of 194
  11. Digital & Technology50th of 198
  12. Democracy & Civil Liberties52nd of 198
  13. Education & Knowledge59th of 198
  14. Gender & Equalityjoint 62nd of 183
  15. Energy78th of 165
  16. Environment & Sustainability152nd of 186

06The top of the list

Who leads on risk & resilience

The three countries placed highest of 193, and the leaders Malta can most readily be measured against.

All 193 countries
  1. 1

    Liechtenstein

    Western Europe

    1st of 193 · 2 of 4 keys

    Photo: Guido Radig,Inkey · CC BY 3.0, greyscale

  2. 2

    Luxembourg

    Western Europe

    2nd of 193 · 3 of 4 keys

    Photo: Michal Osmenda from Brussels, Belgium · CC BY-SA 2.0, greyscale

  3. 3

    Denmark

    Northern Europe

    3rd of 193 · 4 of 4 keys

    Photo: User:Aconcagua · CC BY-SA 3.0, greyscale

Placed highest nearby

  1. Highest in Europe

    Liechtenstein1st2/4 keys

  2. Highest in Southern Europe

    Andorra4th2/4 keys

  3. This page

    Malta7th4/4 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

Malta 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 Malta rank on risk & resilience?

Malta is placed 7th 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 Malta?

1.04 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 Malta?

1.7 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 have Malta’s risk & resilience figures changed?

World Risk Index fell from 1.07 in 2000 to 1.04 in 2025; INFORM Risk Index rose from 1.6 in 2016 to 1.7 in 2025; Climate Vulnerability (ND-GAIN) fell from 0.402 in 2000 to 0.351 in 2024.

Which risk & resilience statistics are missing for Malta?

No current reading is published for Malta on Able to Raise Emergency Funds Within 30 Days, Adults Who Experienced a Natural Disaster or Severe Weather, Baseline Water Stress (Aqueduct), Drought Risk (Aqueduct), Global Report on Food Crises, INFORM Severity Index, Internally Displaced People of Concern to UNHCR and Riverine Flood Risk (Aqueduct). 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.

About risk & resilience, in full

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

The other 17 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

Malta’s banner and the countries placed highest, from their profiles: Wikimedia Commons, shown in greyscale, each used under the licence named.

Cite this page

Nations Inquiry (2026). Malta: Risk & Resilience — standing and statistics, Country Index 2026. https://nationsinquiry.com/countries/malta/risk

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