Edition 2022
INFORM Risk Index 2022
Published 2022 · describes 2021 · stored as published, never rewritten
INFORM Risk Index 2022 covers 191 countries on 4 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 8.3; Singapore is lowest, at 0.6. The middle country reads 3.6. Against the 2021 edition, 116 values changed (69 up, 47 down), the same countries are covered.
INFORM Risk Index · Edition 2022
Highest2 countries share it
8.3LowestSingapore
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 2022, 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 | 7.0 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
| =1 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 |
| 3 | AFGSouthern Asia | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.4 | 7.5 |
| 4 | CODMiddle Africa | 7.8 | 7.6 | 7.5 | 8.3 |
| =5 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.7 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 8.9 |
| =5 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.7 | 7.0 | 7.6 | 8.7 |
| =5 | SOMEastern Africa | 7.7 | 8.6 | 7.4 | 7.3 |
| =5 | SYRWestern Asia | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 |
| 9 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.5 |
| 10 | NERWestern Africa | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.4 | 7.8 |
| 11 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.2 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
| 12 | NGAWestern Africa | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.3 |
| 13 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.0 | 7.4 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| =14 | CMRMiddle Africa | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.6 | 6.8 |
| =14 | MLIWestern Africa | 6.9 | 6.5 | 7.2 | 7.1 |
| 16 | VENSouth America | 6.7 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 7.1 |
| =17 | BFAWestern Africa | 6.6 | 5.2 | 7.6 | 7.2 |
| =17 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.6 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.2 |
| =19 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.5 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 |
| =19 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.5 | 8.7 | 5.8 | 5.5 |
| =21 | HTICaribbean | 6.4 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 7.2 |
| =21 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.4 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 |
| =23 | IRQWestern Asia | 6.3 | 8.0 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| =23 | KENEastern Africa | 6.3 | 6.8 | 6.7 | 5.5 |
| 25 | MDGEastern Africa | 6.1 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 7.8 |
| 26 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.0 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| =27 | AGOMiddle Africa | 5.9 | 5.4 | 5.1 | 7.3 |
| =27 | HNDCentral America | 5.9 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| =27 | IRNSouthern Asia | 5.9 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 5.5 |
| =27 | PSEWestern Asia | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| =31 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.7 | 4.3 | 6.5 | 6.5 |
| =31 | LBNWestern Asia | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.4 | 5.5 |
| =31 | MRTWestern Africa | 5.7 | 4.3 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| =31 | PNGMelanesia | 5.7 | 4.6 | 5.8 | 7.1 |
| =31 | COGMiddle Africa | 5.7 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 7.3 |
| =36 | GTMCentral America | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 5.0 |
| =36 | INDSouthern Asia | 5.6 | 8.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 |
| =36 | LBYNorthern Africa | 5.6 | 6.0 | 4.4 | 6.5 |
| =36 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.6 | 8.4 | 5.1 | 4.0 |
| =36 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.3 |
| 41 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.5 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 6.6 |
| 42 | TURWestern Asia | 5.4 | 7.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| =43 | COLSouth America | 5.3 | 7.5 | 6.3 | 3.2 |
| =43 | ECUSouth America | 5.3 | 5.8 | 5.0 | 5.0 |
| =43 | GINWestern Africa | 5.3 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 7.4 |
| =43 | LBRWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.4 | 6.1 | 7.3 |
| =43 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.6 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| =43 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 5.3 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
| =43 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.6 | 6.1 |
| =50 | AZEWestern Asia | 5.2 | 6.3 | 5.1 | 4.3 |
| =50 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.2 | 4.5 | 6.0 | 5.3 |
| =52 | BENWestern Africa | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 7.3 |
| =52 | PERSouth America | 5.1 | 6.7 | 5.2 | 3.8 |
| =54 | BRASouth America | 5.0 | 6.6 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| =54 | ERIEastern Africa | 5.0 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 7.8 |
| =54 | NICCentral America | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 6.2 |
| =54 | SENWestern Africa | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| =54 | ZMBEastern Africa | 5.0 | 2.8 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| =59 | EGYNorthern Africa | 4.9 | 7.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| =59 | MWIEastern Africa | 4.9 | 3.4 | 5.7 | 5.9 |
| =59 | UKREastern Europe | 4.9 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 3.8 |
| =62 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.8 | 3.8 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| =62 | MEXCentral America | 4.8 | 7.8 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| =62 | TGOWestern Africa | 4.8 | 3.3 | 5.0 | 6.7 |
| =65 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 7.4 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| =65 | NPLSouthern Asia | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 6.0 |
| =65 | SLBMelanesia | 4.6 | 3.2 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| =65 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| =69 | GNBWestern Africa | 4.5 | 2.2 | 5.3 | 7.7 |
| =69 | TJKCentral Asia | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| =69 | VUTMelanesia | 4.5 | 2.9 | 5.1 | 6.1 |
| =72 | BOLSouth America | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.8 | 5.3 |
| =72 | JORWestern Asia | 4.4 | 3.9 | 6.3 | 3.5 |
| =72 | LSOSouthern Africa | 4.4 | 2.2 | 6.0 | 6.3 |
| =72 | PRKEastern Asia | 4.4 | 4.5 | 3.0 | 6.5 |
| =76 | DOMCaribbean | 4.3 | 4.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 |
| =76 | GMBWestern Africa | 4.3 | 2.4 | 5.3 | 6.3 |
| =78 | DZANorthern Africa | 4.2 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 |
| =78 | GUYSouth America | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.0 |
| =78 | PANCentral America | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 5.4 |
| =81 | SWZSouthern Africa | 4.1 | 2.9 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| =81 | NAMSouthern Africa | 4.1 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 |
| =81 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.1 | 2.3 | 5.2 | 5.7 |
| 84 | CHNEastern Asia | 4.0 | 6.7 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
| =85 | SLVCentral America | 3.9 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| =85 | GHAWestern Africa | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.1 | 5.1 |
| =85 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 5.8 |
| =85 | MARNorthern Africa | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.1 |
| =85 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| =90 | COMEastern Africa | 3.8 | 1.4 | 5.6 | 7.2 |
| =90 | LKASouthern Asia | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| =92 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.7 | 2.5 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| =92 | PRYSouth America | 3.7 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 5.0 |
| =94 | BLZCentral America | 3.6 | 2.1 | 4.2 | 5.1 |
| =94 | GABMiddle Africa | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| =94 | KIRMicronesia | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 4.5 |
| =94 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.4 | 4.3 |
| =94 | UZBCentral Asia | 3.6 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| =99 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.5 | 4.1 | 2.5 | 4.3 |
| =99 | RUSEastern Europe | 3.5 | 7.1 | 2.1 | 2.9 |
| =101 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 7.1 |
| =101 | FJIMelanesia | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.4 |
| =101 | GEOWestern Asia | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 |
| =101 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 |
| =101 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.2 |
| =101 | TONPolynesia | 3.4 | 2.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 |
| =107 | ARMWestern Asia | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| =107 | BTNSouthern Asia | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| =107 | FSMMicronesia | 3.2 | 1.7 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| =107 | SURSouth America | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| =111 | ARGSouth America | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.9 |
| =111 | BWASouthern Africa | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.3 |
| =111 | CHLSouth America | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| =111 | CRICentral America | 3.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 2.3 |
| =111 | GRCSouthern Europe | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.0 |
| =111 | JAMCaribbean | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| =111 | KWTWestern Asia | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| =111 | MHLMicronesia | 3.1 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
| =111 | SAUWestern Asia | 3.1 | 5.4 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| =111 | TKMCentral Asia | 3.1 | 3.5 | 1.7 | 5.1 |
| =111 | USANorthern America | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 2.0 |
| =122 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.0 | 3.6 |
| =122 | MDAEastern Europe | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 4.3 |
| =122 | VCTCaribbean | 3.0 | 1.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 |
| =122 | WSMPolynesia | 3.0 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 4.1 |
| =122 | TTOCaribbean | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| =122 | TUVPolynesia | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| 128 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.2 | 2.7 |
| =129 | CUBCaribbean | 2.8 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 3.8 |
| =129 | DMACaribbean | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 3.8 |
| =129 | ISRWestern Asia | 2.8 | 5.9 | 1.8 | 2.1 |
| =129 | ITASouthern Europe | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| 133 | MNGEastern Asia | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| =134 | LVANorthern Europe | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| =134 | OMNWestern Asia | 2.6 | 3.3 | 1.3 | 3.9 |
| =134 | LCACaribbean | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| =137 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| =137 | BELWestern Europe | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| =137 | CANNorthern America | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| =137 | KAZCentral Asia | 2.5 | 2.9 | 1.5 | 3.4 |
| =137 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.0 | 1.8 | 4.1 |
| =137 | STPMiddle Africa | 2.5 | 0.7 | 4.4 | 5.3 |
| =143 | BHSCaribbean | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| =143 | BLREastern Europe | 2.4 | 2.8 | 1.6 | 3.0 |
| =143 | BGREastern Europe | 2.4 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| =143 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 2.0 |
| =143 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.4 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 |
| =143 | GRDCaribbean | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 |
| =143 | PLWMicronesia | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| =143 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.4 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 |
| =151 | ATGCaribbean | 2.3 | 2.0 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| =151 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.3 | 1.6 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| =151 | CPVWestern Africa | 2.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| =151 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 3.0 |
| =151 | MNESouthern Europe | 2.3 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| =151 | NRUMicronesia | 2.3 | 0.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 |
| =151 | ROUEastern Europe | 2.3 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 3.6 |
| =151 | URYSouth America | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| =159 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
| =159 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.1 | 1.8 |
| =159 | AREWestern Asia | 2.2 | 3.4 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| =162 | BRBCaribbean | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| =162 | MDVSouthern Asia | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 3.4 |
| =162 | MUSEastern Africa | 2.1 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 2.3 |
| =162 | KNACaribbean | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| =166 | SVKEastern Europe | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| =166 | KOREastern Asia | 2.0 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
| =168 | BHRWestern Asia | 1.9 | 2.5 | 0.8 | 3.7 |
| =168 | HUNEastern Europe | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 2.7 |
| =168 | JPNEastern Asia | 1.9 | 5.8 | 1.1 | 1.1 |
| =168 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 1.3 |
| =168 | GBRNorthern Europe | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 |
| =173 | ESTNorthern Europe | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| =173 | IRLNorthern Europe | 1.8 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 3.1 |
| =175 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 1.7 |
| =175 | LTUNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 |
| =175 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| =175 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.5 |
| =175 | POLEastern Europe | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.1 | 2.1 |
| =175 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.7 | 1.3 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| 181 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1.6 | 2.1 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 182 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.5 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.7 |
| =183 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 2.0 |
| =183 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| =183 | QATWestern Asia | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 |
| =183 | SYCEastern Africa | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 187 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| 188 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 1.9 |
| 189 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.1 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 1.3 |
| 190 | LIEWestern Europe | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 1.3 |
| 191 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
02In 2021
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
Afghanistan8.2
- 4
DR Congo7.8
- 5
Central African Republicshared7.7
Lowest
- 191
Singapore0.6
- 190
Liechtenstein0.9
- 189
Luxembourg1.1
- 188
Czechia1.2
- 187
Denmark1.3
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
Lowest2 share it
Middle country: 3.3
Vulnerability
Highest
South Sudan8.9
Lowest
Singapore0.5
Middle country: 3.8
Lack of Coping Capacity
Highest
South Sudan9.3
Lowest
Singapore0.8
Middle country: 4.2
032021 → 2022
Since the 2021 edition
What changed between the 2021 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 116values changed, of 191 in both
- 69 · 47rose · fell
- 75unchanged
Rose most
Ethiopia6.6 → 7.0+0.4
Palestine5.5 → 5.9+0.4
Sierra Leone4.9 → 5.3+0.4
South Africa4.9 → 5.3+0.4
Iraq6.0 → 6.3+0.3
Fell most
Libya6.1 → 5.6−0.5
Croatia2.6 → 2.3−0.3
Armenia3.5 → 3.2−0.3
Sri Lanka4.1 → 3.8−0.3
Azerbaijan5.4 → 5.2−0.2
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 2021
European Commission Joint Research Centre names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in INFORM Risk Index 2022 are for 2021.
65 distinct values among 191
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 11 countries share 3.1. 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 2022: questions and answers
Which country has the highest INFORM Risk Index in INFORM Risk Index 2022?
2 countries share the highest reading, 8.3, so no single country is named.
What year does INFORM Risk Index 2022 describe?
2021.
How many countries does INFORM Risk Index 2022 cover?
191.
Where can I download INFORM Risk Index 2022?
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 2022 the newest?
No. The newest held here is INFORM Risk Index 2026.