Edition 2017
INFORM Risk Index 2017
Published 2017 · describes 2016 · stored as published, never rewritten
INFORM Risk Index 2017 covers 191 countries on 4 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 8.7; Singapore is lowest, at 0.6. The middle country reads 3.6.
INFORM Risk Index · Edition 2017
HighestSouth Sudan
8.7LowestSingapore
0.6Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of INFORM Risk Index 2017, as published. European Commission Joint Research Centre ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 191 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SSDEastern Africa | 8.7 | 7.6 | 9.1 | 9.5 |
| =2 | AFGSouthern Asia | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.7 | 7.6 |
| =2 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 7.9 |
| 4 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.9 | 6.4 | 8.6 | 9.1 |
| 5 | SOMEastern Africa | 7.6 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.7 |
| =6 | CODMiddle Africa | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 8.2 |
| =6 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | 7.7 |
| 8 | SYRWestern Asia | 7.4 | 7.9 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| =9 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.2 | 5.6 | 7.4 | 9.0 |
| =9 | NGAWestern Africa | 7.2 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 7.4 |
| 11 | NERWestern Africa | 6.9 | 5.6 | 7.2 | 8.2 |
| 12 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.8 | 7.9 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| =13 | ETHEastern Africa | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 |
| =13 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.7 | 8.6 | 6.0 | 5.8 |
| =15 | MLIWestern Africa | 6.6 | 5.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 |
| =15 | MOZEastern Africa | 6.6 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 7.2 |
| =17 | IRQWestern Asia | 6.5 | 8.1 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| =17 | KENEastern Africa | 6.5 | 6.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 |
| 19 | CMRMiddle Africa | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.3 | 6.9 |
| 20 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.3 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| 21 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.2 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 7.0 |
| =22 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.1 | 8.1 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| =22 | INDSouthern Asia | 6.1 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 4.9 |
| =22 | LBYNorthern Africa | 6.1 | 6.7 | 4.8 | 6.9 |
| 25 | HTICaribbean | 6.0 | 4.5 | 6.6 | 7.3 |
| =26 | AGOMiddle Africa | 5.9 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
| =26 | LBNWestern Asia | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 | 5.2 |
| =26 | PNGMelanesia | 5.9 | 4.5 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| =29 | HNDCentral America | 5.8 | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.7 |
| =29 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.8 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 8.0 |
| =29 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.8 | 8.4 | 5.3 | 4.3 |
| 32 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.7 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| 33 | GINWestern Africa | 5.6 | 4.2 | 5.4 | 7.7 |
| 34 | COGMiddle Africa | 5.5 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 7.4 |
| =35 | COLSouth America | 5.4 | 7.4 | 6.1 | 3.5 |
| =35 | MRTWestern Africa | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 7.1 |
| =35 | NPLSouthern Asia | 5.4 | 3.9 | 6.1 | 6.5 |
| =35 | PSEWestern Asia | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.3 | 5.2 |
| =35 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.4 | 3.8 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| =35 | VENSouth America | 5.4 | 7.0 | 3.6 | 6.2 |
| =41 | AZEWestern Asia | 5.3 | 6.6 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| =41 | BFAWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| =41 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.3 | 3.8 | 5.8 | 6.7 |
| =41 | ERIEastern Africa | 5.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 8.3 |
| =41 | GTMCentral America | 5.3 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 4.9 |
| =41 | IRNSouthern Asia | 5.3 | 7.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| =41 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.3 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| =41 | SENWestern Africa | 5.3 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| =41 | TURWestern Asia | 5.3 | 7.5 | 4.7 | 4.2 |
| 50 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| =51 | LBRWestern Africa | 5.1 | 2.7 | 6.9 | 7.0 |
| =51 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.1 | 3.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| =53 | EGYNorthern Africa | 5.0 | 7.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 |
| =53 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.0 | 2.8 | 5.8 | 7.7 |
| =53 | UKREastern Europe | 5.0 | 6.2 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| 56 | MWIEastern Africa | 4.9 | 2.8 | 6.4 | 6.4 |
| =57 | GNBWestern Africa | 4.8 | 2.2 | 6.3 | 8.2 |
| =57 | TJKCentral Asia | 4.8 | 5.4 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| =59 | ECUSouth America | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 5.2 |
| =59 | GMBWestern Africa | 4.7 | 2.9 | 5.4 | 6.6 |
| =61 | BRASouth America | 4.6 | 6.3 | 3.3 | 4.6 |
| =61 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 6.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| =61 | MEXCentral America | 4.6 | 7.4 | 3.8 | 3.5 |
| =61 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| =61 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| =61 | VUTMelanesia | 4.6 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
| =61 | ZMBEastern Africa | 4.6 | 2.4 | 6.0 | 6.9 |
| =68 | BENWestern Africa | 4.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 7.7 |
| =68 | PRKEastern Asia | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 6.9 |
| =68 | PERSouth America | 4.5 | 6.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
| =68 | SLBMelanesia | 4.5 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 6.2 |
| =68 | TGOWestern Africa | 4.5 | 2.4 | 5.4 | 6.9 |
| =73 | DZANorthern Africa | 4.4 | 6.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| =73 | DOMCaribbean | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| =73 | JORWestern Asia | 4.4 | 3.7 | 6.5 | 3.5 |
| =76 | CHNEastern Asia | 4.3 | 6.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| =76 | GHAWestern Africa | 4.3 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| =76 | LKASouthern Asia | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| =76 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.3 | 2.4 | 5.2 | 6.5 |
| =80 | LSOSouthern Africa | 4.2 | 1.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| =80 | NICCentral America | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 5.9 |
| =80 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.2 | 5.0 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| 83 | GUYSouth America | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 5.4 |
| =84 | SLVCentral America | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
| =84 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.0 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 6.0 |
| =84 | NAMSouthern Africa | 4.0 | 2.5 | 5.6 | 4.6 |
| =84 | RUSEastern Europe | 4.0 | 7.3 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| =88 | BOLSouth America | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.6 | 5.2 |
| =88 | GABMiddle Africa | 3.9 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 5.9 |
| =88 | MARNorthern Africa | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.5 | 4.4 |
| =88 | UZBCentral Asia | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| =92 | KIRMicronesia | 3.8 | 2.5 | 4.4 | 5.1 |
| =92 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.8 | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.6 |
| =92 | PANCentral America | 3.8 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 5.6 |
| 95 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
| 96 | MHLMicronesia | 3.6 | 2.3 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| =97 | ARMWestern Asia | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
| =97 | BLZCentral America | 3.5 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 5.2 |
| =97 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.5 | 2.1 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| =97 | COMEastern Africa | 3.5 | 1.2 | 4.7 | 7.4 |
| =97 | SWZSouthern Africa | 3.5 | 1.5 | 5.5 | 5.2 |
| =97 | FJIMelanesia | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| =97 | GEOWestern Asia | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.6 |
| =97 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.5 | 4.9 | 1.8 | 4.7 |
| =105 | JAMCaribbean | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.9 |
| =105 | FSMMicronesia | 3.4 | 1.6 | 5.0 | 5.1 |
| =105 | USANorthern America | 3.4 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| =108 | BTNSouthern Asia | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| =108 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.3 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 6.9 |
| =108 | KWTWestern Asia | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 4.2 |
| =108 | MDAEastern Europe | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 4.8 |
| =108 | PRYSouth America | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 5.2 |
| =108 | TKMCentral Asia | 3.3 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 5.0 |
| =114 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.2 | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| =114 | MNGEastern Asia | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| =114 | SAUWestern Asia | 3.2 | 5.1 | 2.2 | 3.0 |
| =114 | TONPolynesia | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.3 | 4.7 |
| 118 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| =119 | BWASouthern Africa | 3.0 | 1.2 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| =119 | GRCSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 |
| =119 | ITASouthern Europe | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 |
| =119 | MKDSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.1 |
| =119 | SURSouth America | 3.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.9 |
| =124 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| =124 | DMACaribbean | 2.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| =124 | ISRWestern Asia | 2.9 | 6.1 | 2.1 | 2.0 |
| =124 | TUVPolynesia | 2.9 | 0.9 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| =128 | CUBCaribbean | 2.8 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| =128 | LCACaribbean | 2.8 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| =128 | VCTCaribbean | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| =128 | STPMiddle Africa | 2.8 | 1.0 | 3.9 | 5.5 |
| =132 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| =132 | LVANorthern Europe | 2.7 | 1.7 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| =132 | MNESouthern Europe | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
| =135 | ARGSouth America | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 3.9 |
| =135 | CRICentral America | 2.6 | 3.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| =135 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.6 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 2.1 |
| =135 | WSMPolynesia | 2.6 | 1.7 | 2.6 | 4.0 |
| =139 | BGREastern Europe | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 3.2 |
| =139 | CHLSouth America | 2.5 | 3.3 | 1.8 | 2.6 |
| =139 | KAZCentral Asia | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| =139 | OMNWestern Asia | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.3 | 4.0 |
| =143 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| =143 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.7 |
| =143 | PLWMicronesia | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| =143 | TTOCaribbean | 2.4 | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| =147 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| =147 | BELWestern Europe | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.1 |
| =147 | CPVWestern Africa | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| =147 | CANNorthern America | 2.3 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.3 |
| =147 | NRUMicronesia | 2.3 | 0.9 | 3.6 | 3.9 |
| =147 | ROUEastern Europe | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| =153 | ATGCaribbean | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.2 | 3.8 |
| =153 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
| =153 | BHSCaribbean | 2.2 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| =153 | BHRWestern Asia | 2.2 | 2.8 | 1.0 | 3.8 |
| =153 | MDVSouthern Asia | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| =153 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| =159 | BLREastern Europe | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 3.2 |
| =159 | HUNEastern Europe | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 |
| =159 | KOREastern Asia | 2.1 | 4.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| =159 | AREWestern Asia | 2.1 | 3.4 | 0.9 | 3.2 |
| =163 | BRBCaribbean | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.4 |
| =163 | ESTNorthern Europe | 2.0 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 1.8 |
| =163 | GRDCaribbean | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 3.4 |
| =163 | JPNEastern Asia | 2.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.1 |
| =163 | SVKEastern Europe | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| =163 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 |
| =169 | LTUNorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 2.6 |
| =169 | MUSEastern Africa | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.6 |
| =169 | URYSouth America | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 3.5 |
| =172 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1.8 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 |
| =172 | POLEastern Europe | 1.8 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 2.2 |
| =172 | SYCEastern Africa | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 3.3 |
| =172 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.8 | 1.5 | 3.3 | 1.2 |
| =172 | GBRNorthern Europe | 1.8 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.4 |
| =177 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| =177 | QATWestern Asia | 1.7 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 |
| =177 | KNACaribbean | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 3.2 |
| =177 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 1.6 |
| =181 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 1.8 |
| =181 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.5 |
| =183 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.8 |
| =183 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 185 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.4 |
| 186 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.0 | 0.9 |
| =187 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| =187 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| 189 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 | 1.3 |
| 190 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 1.1 |
| 191 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 |
02In 2016
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
South Sudan8.7
- 2
Afghanistanshared8.0
- 2
Yemenshared8.0
- 4
Central African Republic7.9
- 5
Somalia7.6
Lowest
- 191
Singapore0.6
- 190
Liechtenstein0.9
- 189
Luxembourg1.0
- 187
Icelandshared1.2
- 187
Czechiashared1.2
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 3.6. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Hazard & Exposure
Highest2 share it
Lowest
Luxembourg0.6
Middle country: 3.1
Vulnerability
Highest
South Sudan9.1
Lowest
Singapore0.3
Middle country: 3.6
Lack of Coping Capacity
Highest
South Sudan9.5
Lowest
Denmark0.9
Middle country: 4.4
03Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
This edition describes 2016
European Commission Joint Research Centre names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in INFORM Risk Index 2017 are for 2016.
68 distinct values among 191
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 9 countries share 5.3. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
European Commission Joint Research Centre publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 191 countries has every column.
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06Questions
INFORM Risk Index 2017: questions and answers
Which country has the highest INFORM Risk Index in INFORM Risk Index 2017?
South Sudan, at 8.7, of the 191 countries in the file.
What year does INFORM Risk Index 2017 describe?
2016.
How many countries does INFORM Risk Index 2017 cover?
191.
Where can I download INFORM Risk Index 2017?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is INFORM Risk Index 2017 the newest?
No. The newest held here is INFORM Risk Index 2026.