Edition 2023
INFORM Risk Index 2023
Published 2023 · describes 2022 · stored as published, never rewritten
INFORM Risk Index 2023 covers 191 countries on 4 measures. Somalia is highest, at 8.4; Singapore is lowest, at 0.7. The middle country reads 3.6. Against the 2022 edition, 137 values changed (81 up, 56 down), the same countries are covered.
INFORM Risk Index · Edition 2023
HighestSomalia
8.4LowestSingapore
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 2023, 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 | SOMEastern Africa | 8.4 | 8.5 | 9.6 | 7.2 |
| 2 | SSDEastern Africa | 8.3 | 7.1 | 8.9 | 9.1 |
| 3 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.2 | 8.4 | 8.3 | 8.0 |
| 4 | AFGSouthern Asia | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 7.4 |
| 5 | CODMiddle Africa | 7.9 | 7.5 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| =6 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.8 | 6.3 | 8.6 | 8.8 |
| =6 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.8 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 8.6 |
| 8 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.0 | 7.4 |
| 9 | SYRWestern Asia | 7.6 | 8.4 | 7.7 | 6.9 |
| 10 | NERWestern Africa | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.8 | 7.8 |
| =11 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.3 | 8.0 | 7.2 | 6.8 |
| =11 | NGAWestern Africa | 7.3 | 7.5 | 7.1 | 7.2 |
| 13 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| =14 | CMRMiddle Africa | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.7 |
| =14 | MLIWestern Africa | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.0 |
| 16 | BFAWestern Africa | 7.0 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 7.0 |
| 17 | VENSouth America | 6.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.9 |
| =18 | HTICaribbean | 6.7 | 6.2 | 6.7 | 7.2 |
| =18 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.7 | 8.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 |
| =18 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.7 | 8.4 | 6.5 | 5.5 |
| 21 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.5 | 5.7 | 7.1 | 6.7 |
| 22 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.3 | 6.1 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| 23 | IRQWestern Asia | 6.1 | 7.9 | 5.9 | 4.9 |
| =24 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.0 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| =24 | HNDCentral America | 6.0 | 5.4 | 6.7 | 5.9 |
| =24 | IRNSouthern Asia | 6.0 | 8.3 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| =24 | PNGMelanesia | 6.0 | 5.1 | 6.1 | 6.8 |
| =28 | KENEastern Africa | 5.9 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 5.4 |
| =28 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.9 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 7.6 |
| =28 | PSEWestern Asia | 5.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 5.3 |
| 31 | AGOMiddle Africa | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| =32 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.7 | 4.5 | 6.3 | 6.4 |
| =32 | GTMCentral America | 5.7 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 4.9 |
| =32 | LBNWestern Asia | 5.7 | 5.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| =32 | COGMiddle Africa | 5.7 | 4.4 | 5.8 | 7.3 |
| =36 | MRTWestern Africa | 5.5 | 4.2 | 6.2 | 6.5 |
| =36 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.5 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| =38 | GINWestern Africa | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 7.3 |
| =38 | INDSouthern Asia | 5.4 | 8.3 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| =38 | LBYNorthern Africa | 5.4 | 5.7 | 4.2 | 6.5 |
| =38 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.4 | 8.4 | 5.0 | 3.8 |
| =38 | TURWestern Asia | 5.4 | 7.9 | 4.7 | 4.3 |
| =43 | COLSouth America | 5.3 | 7.5 | 6.4 | 3.1 |
| =43 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.6 | 6.4 | 6.5 |
| =43 | UKREastern Europe | 5.3 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 3.9 |
| =43 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.3 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| =47 | AZEWestern Asia | 5.2 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 4.7 |
| =47 | BENWestern Africa | 5.2 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 7.1 |
| =47 | ECUSouth America | 5.2 | 5.9 | 5.0 | 4.9 |
| =47 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.2 | 4.5 | 5.9 | 5.2 |
| =47 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.8 |
| =52 | LBRWestern Africa | 5.1 | 3.2 | 5.7 | 7.1 |
| =52 | PERSouth America | 5.1 | 6.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| =52 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.1 | 3.5 | 5.3 | 7.1 |
| =52 | TGOWestern Africa | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 6.6 |
| =56 | BRASouth America | 5.0 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| =56 | EGYNorthern Africa | 5.0 | 7.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 |
| =58 | MWIEastern Africa | 4.9 | 3.3 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| =58 | MEXCentral America | 4.9 | 7.7 | 4.4 | 3.4 |
| =60 | ERIEastern Africa | 4.8 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 7.8 |
| =60 | NPLSouthern Asia | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 5.8 |
| =60 | NICCentral America | 4.8 | 4.7 | 3.7 | 6.3 |
| =60 | SENWestern Africa | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.4 |
| =64 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.7 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 5.5 |
| =64 | TJKCentral Asia | 4.7 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 4.6 |
| =64 | ZMBEastern Africa | 4.7 | 2.6 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| =67 | DOMCaribbean | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| =67 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 6.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 |
| =69 | GNBWestern Africa | 4.5 | 2.3 | 5.1 | 7.7 |
| =69 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.5 | 7.4 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| =69 | PANCentral America | 4.5 | 3.4 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| =72 | BOLSouth America | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 5.1 |
| =72 | GMBWestern Africa | 4.4 | 2.4 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| =72 | SLBMelanesia | 4.4 | 3.2 | 4.6 | 5.8 |
| =72 | VUTMelanesia | 4.4 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 6.0 |
| 76 | GHAWestern Africa | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
| =77 | DZANorthern Africa | 4.2 | 5.1 | 3.2 | 4.4 |
| =77 | SLVCentral America | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.7 |
| =77 | JORWestern Asia | 4.2 | 3.5 | 6.4 | 3.4 |
| =77 | LSOSouthern Africa | 4.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 6.3 |
| =77 | RUSEastern Europe | 4.2 | 7.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 |
| =82 | GUYSouth America | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| =82 | MDAEastern Europe | 4.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 |
| =82 | NAMSouthern Africa | 4.0 | 2.9 | 4.8 | 4.6 |
| =82 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 4.0 | 2.4 | 4.6 | 5.6 |
| =86 | SWZSouthern Africa | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 |
| =86 | MARNorthern Africa | 3.9 | 4.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
| =86 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9 | 5.1 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| =89 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.8 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 5.7 |
| =89 | LKASouthern Asia | 3.8 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| =91 | BLZCentral America | 3.7 | 2.1 | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| =91 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.7 | 2.5 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| =91 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| =91 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.7 | 4.8 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| =95 | GABMiddle Africa | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 5.9 |
| =95 | KIRMicronesia | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.3 |
| =95 | PRKEastern Asia | 3.6 | 4.4 | 1.6 | 6.5 |
| =95 | UZBCentral Asia | 3.6 | 4.6 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
| =99 | COMEastern Africa | 3.5 | 1.4 | 4.4 | 7.1 |
| =99 | PRYSouth America | 3.5 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| =101 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.4 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 7.2 |
| =101 | FJIMelanesia | 3.4 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 3.4 |
| =101 | MHLMicronesia | 3.4 | 2.4 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| =101 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.3 |
| =105 | CRICentral America | 3.3 | 3.3 | 4.7 | 2.4 |
| =105 | CUBCaribbean | 3.3 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.8 |
| =105 | GEOWestern Asia | 3.3 | 3.5 | 4.6 | 2.3 |
| =105 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.3 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| =105 | TONPolynesia | 3.3 | 2.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 |
| =110 | ARMWestern Asia | 3.2 | 4.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 |
| =110 | SURSouth America | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| =112 | ARGSouth America | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
| =112 | CHLSouth America | 3.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 2.4 |
| =112 | CHNEastern Asia | 3.1 | 6.4 | 1.4 | 3.2 |
| =112 | GRCSouthern Europe | 3.1 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
| =112 | FSMMicronesia | 3.1 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| =112 | TTOCaribbean | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| =112 | USANorthern America | 3.1 | 5.0 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
| =119 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 3.8 | 2.1 | 3.5 |
| =119 | BTNSouthern Asia | 3.0 | 2.1 | 3.0 | 4.4 |
| =119 | BWASouthern Africa | 3.0 | 1.4 | 3.7 | 5.2 |
| =119 | ITASouthern Europe | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| =119 | JAMCaribbean | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.5 |
| =119 | KWTWestern Asia | 3.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| =119 | TKMCentral Asia | 3.0 | 3.3 | 1.6 | 5.0 |
| =119 | TUVPolynesia | 3.0 | 1.3 | 4.6 | 4.5 |
| =127 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 2.6 |
| =127 | ISRWestern Asia | 2.9 | 6.0 | 2.1 | 1.9 |
| =127 | WSMPolynesia | 2.9 | 1.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 |
| =127 | SAUWestern Asia | 2.9 | 4.7 | 1.9 | 2.6 |
| =131 | MNESouthern Europe | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 |
| =131 | ROUEastern Europe | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
| =131 | VCTCaribbean | 2.8 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.0 |
| =134 | BGREastern Europe | 2.7 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 3.1 |
| =134 | DMACaribbean | 2.7 | 2.2 | 2.4 | 3.8 |
| =134 | MNGEastern Asia | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.7 |
| =134 | SVKEastern Europe | 2.7 | 1.7 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| =138 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 2.5 |
| =138 | BLREastern Europe | 2.6 | 2.9 | 2.0 | 3.0 |
| =138 | BELWestern Europe | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
| =138 | LVANorthern Europe | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.2 | 2.6 |
| =138 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 4.0 |
| =138 | LCACaribbean | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 |
| =138 | STPMiddle Africa | 2.6 | 0.7 | 4.9 | 5.3 |
| =138 | URYSouth America | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 3.2 |
| =146 | CANNorthern America | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| =146 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.8 |
| =146 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.1 |
| =146 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.5 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 1.8 |
| =146 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 1.9 |
| =146 | OMNWestern Asia | 2.5 | 3.1 | 1.2 | 4.0 |
| =146 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.8 | 2.2 |
| =153 | ATGCaribbean | 2.4 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.8 |
| =153 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
| =153 | BHSCaribbean | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 3.1 |
| =153 | CPVWestern Africa | 2.4 | 0.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 |
| =153 | KAZCentral Asia | 2.4 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 3.3 |
| =153 | PLWMicronesia | 2.4 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| =153 | POLEastern Europe | 2.4 | 2.0 | 3.6 | 2.0 |
| =160 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| =160 | GRDCaribbean | 2.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 3.5 |
| =160 | MDVSouthern Asia | 2.3 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 3.8 |
| =163 | HUNEastern Europe | 2.2 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
| =163 | LTUNorthern Europe | 2.2 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
| =163 | AREWestern Asia | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.1 |
| =166 | BRBCaribbean | 2.1 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 2.6 |
| =166 | IRLNorthern Europe | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 3.1 |
| =166 | NRUMicronesia | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| =166 | KNACaribbean | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.0 |
| =170 | MUSEastern Africa | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.5 |
| =170 | SWENorthern Europe | 2.0 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 1.3 |
| =170 | GBRNorthern Europe | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 1.5 |
| =173 | BHRWestern Asia | 1.9 | 2.6 | 0.7 | 3.7 |
| =173 | ESTNorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
| =173 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.8 |
| =173 | JPNEastern Asia | 1.9 | 5.8 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| =173 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| =173 | SVNSouthern Europe | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 2.6 |
| =173 | KOREastern Asia | 1.9 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 |
| =180 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| =180 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 |
| =180 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.8 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 1.5 |
| 183 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.7 | 0.9 | 2.0 | 2.5 |
| 184 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| =185 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.4 | 1.4 | 2.2 | 0.8 |
| =185 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.4 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 |
| =185 | QATWestern Asia | 1.4 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.4 |
| =185 | SYCEastern Africa | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.4 |
| 189 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 1.3 |
| 190 | LIEWestern Europe | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 |
| 191 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
02In 2022
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Somalia8.4
- 2
South Sudan8.3
- 3
Yemen8.2
- 4
Afghanistan8.1
- 5
DR Congo7.9
Lowest
- 191
Singapore0.7
- 190
Liechtenstein1.0
- 189
Luxembourg1.2
- 185
Seychellesshared1.4
- 185
Qatarshared1.4
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: 3.3
Vulnerability
Highest
Somalia9.6
Lowest
Singapore0.5
Middle country: 3.8
Lack of Coping Capacity
Highest
South Sudan9.1
Lowest
Denmark0.8
Middle country: 4.2
032022 → 2023
Since the 2022 edition
What changed between the 2022 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 137values changed, of 191 in both
- 81 · 56rose · fell
- 54unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
China4.0 → 3.1−0.9
North Korea4.4 → 3.6−0.8
Kenya6.3 → 5.9−0.4
Burundi6.6 → 6.3−0.3
Comoros3.8 → 3.5−0.3
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 2022
European Commission Joint Research Centre names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in INFORM Risk Index 2023 are for 2022.
65 distinct values among 191
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 8 countries share 3.0. 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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European Commission Joint Research Centre, with the Inter-Agency Standing Committee (2023). INFORM Risk Index 2023 [data set], describing 2022. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inform-risk/2023
0610 held
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07Questions
INFORM Risk Index 2023: questions and answers
Which country has the highest INFORM Risk Index in INFORM Risk Index 2023?
Somalia, at 8.4, of the 191 countries in the file.
What year does INFORM Risk Index 2023 describe?
2022.
How many countries does INFORM Risk Index 2023 cover?
191.
Where can I download INFORM Risk Index 2023?
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 2023 the newest?
No. The newest held here is INFORM Risk Index 2026.