Edition 2021
INFORM Risk Index 2021
Published 2021 · describes 2020 · stored as published, never rewritten
INFORM Risk Index 2021 covers 191 countries on 4 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 8.3; Singapore is lowest, at 0.7. The middle country reads 3.6. Against the 2020 edition, 106 values changed (59 up, 47 down), the same countries are covered.
INFORM Risk Index · Edition 2021
Highest2 countries share it
8.3LowestSingapore
0.7Shaded 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 2021, 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 | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| =1 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.2 |
| 3 | AFGSouthern Asia | 8.1 | 8.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| =4 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.8 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 8.9 |
| =4 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.8 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.8 |
| =4 | CODMiddle Africa | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.3 |
| 7 | SOMEastern Africa | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.3 |
| 8 | SYRWestern Asia | 7.5 | 8.5 | 7.3 | 6.9 |
| =9 | NERWestern Africa | 7.3 | 6.2 | 7.8 | 7.9 |
| =9 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 7.5 |
| 11 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| 12 | NGAWestern Africa | 7.1 | 7.7 | 6.5 | 7.3 |
| 13 | MLIWestern Africa | 7.0 | 6.7 | 7.3 | 7.1 |
| 14 | CMRMiddle Africa | 6.9 | 7.1 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| =15 | ETHEastern Africa | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| =15 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.6 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 5.6 |
| =17 | BFAWestern Africa | 6.5 | 4.9 | 7.9 | 7.1 |
| =17 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.6 | 6.3 |
| =17 | VENSouth America | 6.5 | 6.6 | 5.9 | 7.1 |
| 20 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.4 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 5.6 |
| 21 | KENEastern Africa | 6.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 | 5.6 |
| =22 | HTICaribbean | 6.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 7.2 |
| =22 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.2 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| =24 | AGOMiddle Africa | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 7.3 |
| =24 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.1 | 8.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| =24 | LBYNorthern Africa | 6.1 | 7.1 | 4.9 | 6.6 |
| 27 | IRQWestern Asia | 6.0 | 7.7 | 5.6 | 5.1 |
| =28 | IRNSouthern Asia | 5.9 | 8.4 | 4.3 | 5.6 |
| =28 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.9 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 7.7 |
| =30 | HNDCentral America | 5.8 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 5.8 |
| =30 | LBNWestern Asia | 5.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.4 |
| =30 | PNGMelanesia | 5.8 | 4.6 | 6.1 | 7.0 |
| =33 | MRTWestern Africa | 5.7 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 6.7 |
| =33 | COGMiddle Africa | 5.7 | 4.0 | 6.3 | 7.4 |
| =35 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.6 | 4.2 | 6.5 | 6.6 |
| =35 | INDSouthern Asia | 5.6 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| =35 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.6 | 8.4 | 5.2 | 4.0 |
| =38 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.5 | 4.1 | 6.5 | 6.4 |
| =38 | PSEWestern Asia | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.2 | 5.2 |
| =38 | TURWestern Asia | 5.5 | 7.9 | 4.8 | 4.3 |
| =41 | AZEWestern Asia | 5.4 | 6.3 | 5.3 | 4.6 |
| =41 | COLSouth America | 5.4 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 3.2 |
| =41 | GTMCentral America | 5.4 | 5.0 | 6.3 | 4.9 |
| =41 | LBRWestern Africa | 5.4 | 3.5 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| =41 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.4 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| =41 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.7 | 6.4 |
| =47 | GINWestern Africa | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.4 |
| =47 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| 49 | BENWestern Africa | 5.2 | 3.8 | 4.9 | 7.4 |
| =50 | ECUSouth America | 5.1 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| =50 | EGYNorthern Africa | 5.1 | 7.7 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| =52 | NICCentral America | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| =52 | PERSouth America | 5.0 | 6.4 | 5.1 | 3.9 |
| =54 | BRASouth America | 4.9 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| =54 | ERIEastern Africa | 4.9 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 7.8 |
| =54 | SENWestern Africa | 4.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| =54 | SLEWestern Africa | 4.9 | 2.9 | 5.7 | 7.2 |
| =54 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 4.9 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 4.8 |
| =54 | UKREastern Europe | 4.9 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| =60 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.8 | 3.7 | 5.4 | 5.7 |
| =60 | MWIEastern Africa | 4.8 | 3.4 | 5.5 | 6.0 |
| =60 | MEXCentral America | 4.8 | 7.7 | 4.2 | 3.5 |
| =60 | TGOWestern Africa | 4.8 | 3.2 | 5.1 | 6.8 |
| 64 | ZMBEastern Africa | 4.7 | 2.4 | 6.3 | 6.8 |
| =65 | GNBWestern Africa | 4.6 | 2.3 | 5.4 | 7.8 |
| =65 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 7.1 | 3.2 | 4.2 |
| =65 | NPLSouthern Asia | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 6.0 |
| =68 | SLBMelanesia | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 6.0 |
| =68 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.5 | 6.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| =70 | DZANorthern Africa | 4.4 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| =70 | DOMCaribbean | 4.4 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.9 |
| =70 | GMBWestern Africa | 4.4 | 2.5 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| =70 | LSOSouthern Africa | 4.4 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| =70 | PRKEastern Asia | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.1 | 6.1 |
| =70 | TJKCentral Asia | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| =70 | VUTMelanesia | 4.4 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 5.9 |
| 77 | BOLSouth America | 4.3 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 5.3 |
| =78 | JORWestern Asia | 4.2 | 3.4 | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| =78 | PANCentral America | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 5.5 |
| =80 | GHAWestern Africa | 4.1 | 3.0 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| =80 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 4.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 6.0 |
| =80 | LKASouthern Asia | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 4.9 |
| =83 | CHNEastern Asia | 4.0 | 6.4 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| =83 | SWZSouthern Africa | 4.0 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 5.0 |
| =83 | GUYSouth America | 4.0 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| =83 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.0 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 4.4 |
| =87 | SLVCentral America | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| =87 | MARNorthern Africa | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| =87 | NAMSouthern Africa | 3.9 | 2.6 | 5.0 | 4.7 |
| =87 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9 | 2.3 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| =91 | COMEastern Africa | 3.8 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| =91 | UZBCentral Asia | 3.8 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
| =93 | BLZCentral America | 3.7 | 2.2 | 4.7 | 5.1 |
| =93 | GABMiddle Africa | 3.7 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 6.1 |
| =93 | PRYSouth America | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| =96 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 5.0 |
| =96 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.6 | 5.0 | 2.2 | 4.4 |
| =98 | ARMWestern Asia | 3.5 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| =98 | KIRMicronesia | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
| =98 | RUSEastern Europe | 3.5 | 7.2 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| =98 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.4 |
| =102 | GEOWestern Asia | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.6 | 2.4 |
| =102 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.4 | 3.9 | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| =102 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| =105 | BTNSouthern Asia | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 4.5 |
| =105 | CHLSouth America | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 2.6 |
| =105 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 7.1 |
| =105 | FJIMelanesia | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 |
| =105 | TONPolynesia | 3.3 | 2.1 | 4.0 | 4.2 |
| =110 | GRCSouthern Europe | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.0 |
| =110 | FSMMicronesia | 3.2 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 4.7 |
| =110 | SURSouth America | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.2 |
| =113 | ARGSouth America | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| =113 | MHLMicronesia | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| =113 | MDAEastern Europe | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 4.6 |
| =113 | SAUWestern Asia | 3.1 | 5.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| =113 | TKMCentral Asia | 3.1 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 5.2 |
| =113 | USANorthern America | 3.1 | 5.1 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| =119 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.9 | 3.6 |
| =119 | BWASouthern Africa | 3.0 | 1.3 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| =119 | CRICentral America | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.3 |
| =119 | ISRWestern Asia | 3.0 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 2.2 |
| =119 | JAMCaribbean | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.3 | 3.6 |
| =119 | KWTWestern Asia | 3.0 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| =119 | TTOCaribbean | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| 126 | WSMPolynesia | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 |
| =127 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.4 |
| =127 | ITASouthern Europe | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.6 |
| =127 | MNGEastern Asia | 2.8 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.9 |
| =127 | TUVPolynesia | 2.8 | 1.0 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| =131 | CUBCaribbean | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 3.7 |
| =131 | DMACaribbean | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| =131 | VCTCaribbean | 2.7 | 1.8 | 2.7 | 4.1 |
| =134 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.6 | 2.8 | 1.9 | 3.2 |
| =134 | LVANorthern Europe | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| =134 | LCACaribbean | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| =137 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| =137 | CANNorthern America | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.4 |
| =137 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.2 | 1.6 | 4.2 |
| =140 | ATGCaribbean | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.9 |
| =140 | BHSCaribbean | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| =140 | BELWestern Europe | 2.4 | 2.1 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| =140 | BGREastern Europe | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| =140 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.1 |
| =140 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| =140 | KAZCentral Asia | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.4 | 3.4 |
| =140 | MNESouthern Europe | 2.4 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 2.9 |
| =140 | OMNWestern Asia | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 3.6 |
| =140 | STPMiddle Africa | 2.4 | 0.7 | 3.5 | 5.3 |
| =150 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| =150 | CPVWestern Africa | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 |
| =150 | GRDCaribbean | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| =150 | NRUMicronesia | 2.3 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 3.7 |
| =150 | ROUEastern Europe | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| =150 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.2 |
| =150 | URYSouth America | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| =157 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.6 | 2.8 |
| =157 | BLREastern Europe | 2.2 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| =157 | MDVSouthern Asia | 2.2 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.7 |
| =157 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| =157 | AREWestern Asia | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| 162 | PLWMicronesia | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.1 | 3.3 |
| =163 | BHRWestern Asia | 2.0 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.8 |
| =163 | BRBCaribbean | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 2.7 |
| =163 | HUNEastern Europe | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 2.9 |
| =163 | JPNEastern Asia | 2.0 | 5.8 | 1.3 | 1.0 |
| =163 | MUSEastern Africa | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 |
| =163 | SVKEastern Europe | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
| =163 | KOREastern Asia | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 1.5 |
| =163 | GBRNorthern Europe | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| =171 | KNACaribbean | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| =171 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| =173 | ESTNorthern Europe | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| =173 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1.8 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| =175 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| =175 | LTUNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| =175 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| =175 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 |
| =179 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.6 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.4 |
| =179 | POLEastern Europe | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 2.2 |
| =181 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| =181 | QATWestern Asia | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| =181 | SYCEastern Africa | 1.5 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.6 |
| =181 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 185 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.4 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| =186 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| =186 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 1.9 |
| 188 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| 189 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.0 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| 190 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.0 |
| 191 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
02In 2020
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
South Sudanshared8.3
- 1
Yemenshared8.3
- 3
Afghanistan8.1
- 4
Central African Republicshared7.8
- 4
DR Congoshared7.8
Lowest
- 191
Singapore0.7
- 190
Liechtenstein0.8
- 189
Luxembourg1.0
- 188
Czechia1.2
- 186
Icelandshared1.3
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
Highest
Pakistan8.7
Lowest
Luxembourg0.6
Middle country: 3.2
Vulnerability
Highest
South Sudan8.9
Lowest
Singapore0.5
Middle country: 3.7
Lack of Coping Capacity
Highest
South Sudan9.2
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 4.2
032020 → 2021
Since the 2020 edition
What changed between the 2020 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 106values changed, of 191 in both
- 59 · 47rose · fell
- 85unchanged
Rose most
Burkina Faso6.0 → 6.5+0.5
Nicaragua4.5 → 5.0+0.5
Mozambique6.8 → 7.2+0.4
Solomon Islands4.1 → 4.5+0.4
Serbia3.1 → 3.5+0.4
Fell most
Cuba3.3 → 2.7−0.6
Palestine5.9 → 5.5−0.4
Dominica3.1 → 2.7−0.4
Montenegro2.7 → 2.4−0.3
Tajikistan4.7 → 4.4−0.3
Changes in value, not in places: a country’s place also moves when others do. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
This edition describes 2020
European Commission Joint Research Centre names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in INFORM Risk Index 2021 are for 2020.
68 distinct values among 191
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 10 countries share 2.4. 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.
05The files
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07Questions
INFORM Risk Index 2021: questions and answers
Which country has the highest INFORM Risk Index in INFORM Risk Index 2021?
2 countries share the highest reading, 8.3, so no single country is named.
What year does INFORM Risk Index 2021 describe?
2020.
How many countries does INFORM Risk Index 2021 cover?
191.
Where can I download INFORM Risk Index 2021?
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 2021 the newest?
No. The newest held here is INFORM Risk Index 2026.