Edition 2025
INFORM Risk Index 2025
Published 2025 · describes 2024 · stored as published, never rewritten
INFORM Risk Index 2025 covers 191 countries on 4 measures. 2 countries share the highest reading, 8.2; Singapore is lowest, at 0.7. The middle country reads 3.5. Against the 2024 edition, 116 values changed (58 up, 58 down), the same countries are covered.
INFORM Risk Index · Edition 2025
Highest2 countries share it
8.2LowestSingapore
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 2025, 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 | 8.2 | 8.3 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| =1 | SSDEastern Africa | 8.2 | 6.8 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| =3 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.0 | 8.1 |
| =3 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| =5 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.4 | 8.6 |
| =5 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.9 | 8.3 | 7.6 | 7.7 |
| 7 | AFGSouthern Asia | 7.8 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| =8 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.7 | 6.3 | 8.4 | 8.7 |
| =8 | SYRWestern Asia | 7.7 | 8.5 | 7.7 | 7.0 |
| 10 | NERWestern Africa | 7.6 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
| 11 | HTICaribbean | 7.3 | 6.7 | 7.8 | 7.3 |
| 12 | BFAWestern Africa | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.9 |
| 13 | MLIWestern Africa | 7.1 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
| =14 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| =14 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.3 | 6.7 |
| =14 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 7.0 | 8.3 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| =14 | NGAWestern Africa | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.5 | 7.0 |
| 18 | CMRMiddle Africa | 6.9 | 7.3 | 6.7 | 6.7 |
| 19 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.5 | 8.3 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 20 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.4 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| =21 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| =21 | PSEWestern Asia | 6.3 | 7.1 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
| =23 | LBNWestern Asia | 6.2 | 5.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| =23 | PNGMelanesia | 6.2 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| =23 | VENSouth America | 6.2 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| =26 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.1 | 8.3 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| =26 | KENEastern Africa | 6.1 | 6.8 | 6.2 | 5.4 |
| 28 | IRNSouthern Asia | 6.0 | 8.3 | 4.7 | 5.5 |
| =29 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.9 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 7.5 |
| =29 | COGMiddle Africa | 5.9 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 7.2 |
| =31 | AGOMiddle Africa | 5.8 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 6.9 |
| =31 | GTMCentral America | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.9 | 4.9 |
| =31 | HNDCentral America | 5.8 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 5.9 |
| =31 | IRQWestern Asia | 5.8 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| =31 | MRTWestern Africa | 5.8 | 4.9 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| 36 | LBYNorthern Africa | 5.7 | 4.9 | 5.8 | 6.6 |
| =37 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.8 | 6.2 |
| =37 | TURWestern Asia | 5.6 | 7.8 | 5.2 | 4.4 |
| =39 | ECUSouth America | 5.5 | 6.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 |
| =39 | UKREastern Europe | 5.5 | 7.7 | 6.1 | 3.6 |
| =41 | BENWestern Africa | 5.4 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| =41 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.5 | 6.1 |
| =41 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.4 | 4.3 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| =44 | COLSouth America | 5.3 | 7.6 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
| =44 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.9 | 6.2 | 6.3 |
| =44 | GINWestern Africa | 5.3 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 7.2 |
| =44 | INDSouthern Asia | 5.3 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| =44 | LBRWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 7.0 |
| =44 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.3 | 8.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| 50 | TGOWestern Africa | 5.2 | 4.1 | 5.4 | 6.5 |
| =51 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.1 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| =51 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.1 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 7.0 |
| =53 | BRASouth America | 5.0 | 6.5 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| =53 | EGYNorthern Africa | 5.0 | 6.9 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| =53 | PERSouth America | 5.0 | 6.1 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| =53 | ZMBEastern Africa | 5.0 | 2.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 |
| =57 | ERIEastern Africa | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 8.1 |
| =57 | MWIEastern Africa | 4.9 | 3.2 | 6.2 | 5.9 |
| =57 | NPLSouthern Asia | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 5.7 |
| =57 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| =61 | MEXCentral America | 4.8 | 7.8 | 4.3 | 3.4 |
| =61 | SENWestern Africa | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| =63 | AZEWestern Asia | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| =63 | BOLSouth America | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 5.2 |
| =63 | GMBWestern Africa | 4.7 | 3.2 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| =66 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 3.6 | 5.0 | 5.5 |
| =66 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 7.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| =66 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 6.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| =69 | NAMSouthern Africa | 4.5 | 3.2 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| =69 | NICCentral America | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.1 | 6.4 |
| =69 | TJKCentral Asia | 4.5 | 5.1 | 3.7 | 4.7 |
| =69 | VUTMelanesia | 4.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| =73 | DOMCaribbean | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 |
| =73 | GNBWestern Africa | 4.4 | 2.3 | 4.9 | 7.6 |
| =73 | JORWestern Asia | 4.4 | 4.0 | 6.4 | 3.3 |
| =76 | SLVCentral America | 4.3 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 3.6 |
| =76 | GHAWestern Africa | 4.3 | 3.8 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| =76 | LSOSouthern Africa | 4.3 | 2.2 | 5.9 | 6.2 |
| =76 | SLBMelanesia | 4.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 5.9 |
| =80 | DZANorthern Africa | 4.2 | 5.2 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| =80 | PANCentral America | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 5.6 |
| =82 | GUYSouth America | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.8 |
| =82 | RUSEastern Europe | 4.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| =84 | GABMiddle Africa | 3.9 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| =84 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| =84 | MARNorthern Africa | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| =84 | LKASouthern Asia | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 5.0 |
| =84 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| =84 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9 | 5.0 | 2.7 | 4.3 |
| =90 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 5.6 |
| =90 | MDAEastern Europe | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| =92 | SWZSouthern Africa | 3.7 | 2.5 | 4.1 | 4.9 |
| =92 | PRKEastern Asia | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| =92 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.7 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 4.5 |
| 95 | KIRMicronesia | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| =96 | ARMWestern Asia | 3.5 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
| =96 | BLZCentral America | 3.5 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 4.8 |
| =96 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.8 |
| =96 | COMEastern Africa | 3.5 | 1.2 | 5.0 | 7.0 |
| =96 | CUBCaribbean | 3.5 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.1 |
| =96 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.3 |
| =96 | GEOWestern Asia | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 2.3 |
| =96 | MHLMicronesia | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| =96 | PRYSouth America | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| =96 | UZBCentral Asia | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| 106 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
| =107 | CRICentral America | 3.3 | 3.3 | 5.1 | 2.2 |
| =107 | FJIMelanesia | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.8 | 3.3 |
| =107 | ISRWestern Asia | 3.3 | 7.6 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| =107 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| =107 | FSMMicronesia | 3.3 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| =107 | TONPolynesia | 3.3 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 4.4 |
| =113 | CHLSouth America | 3.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 2.4 |
| =113 | JAMCaribbean | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.5 |
| =113 | SURSouth America | 3.2 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| =113 | USANorthern America | 3.2 | 5.0 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| =117 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.1 | 3.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| =117 | ARGSouth America | 3.1 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| =117 | BWASouthern Africa | 3.1 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 5.1 |
| =120 | ITASouthern Europe | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| =120 | MNGEastern Asia | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.7 |
| =120 | ROUEastern Europe | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 3.6 |
| =120 | TTOCaribbean | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
| =124 | BTNSouthern Asia | 2.9 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| =124 | CHNEastern Asia | 2.9 | 6.3 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| =124 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| =124 | GRCSouthern Europe | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
| =124 | KWTWestern Asia | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| =124 | VCTCaribbean | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| =124 | SVKEastern Europe | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.1 |
| =124 | TKMCentral Asia | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| =132 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.8 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| =132 | GRDCaribbean | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| =132 | KAZCentral Asia | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| =135 | BLREastern Europe | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 |
| =135 | CANNorthern America | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.4 |
| =135 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| =135 | WSMPolynesia | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| =135 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| =140 | BELWestern Europe | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| =140 | BGREastern Europe | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 |
| =140 | DMACaribbean | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| =140 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| =140 | LVANorthern Europe | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| =140 | MNESouthern Europe | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
| =140 | POLEastern Europe | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.8 | 2.0 |
| =140 | SAUWestern Asia | 2.6 | 3.8 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| =140 | TUVPolynesia | 2.6 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 4.5 |
| =140 | URYSouth America | 2.6 | 1.5 | 3.9 | 3.1 |
| =150 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| =150 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| =150 | LCACaribbean | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| =150 | STPMiddle Africa | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| =150 | SVNSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| =155 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| =155 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| =157 | BHSCaribbean | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 3.2 |
| =157 | HUNEastern Europe | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 2.8 |
| =157 | OMNWestern Asia | 2.3 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| =160 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.2 | 1.5 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| =160 | CPVWestern Africa | 2.2 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
| =160 | IRLNorthern Europe | 2.2 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
| =160 | MUSEastern Africa | 2.2 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| =160 | AREWestern Asia | 2.2 | 3.6 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| =165 | ATGCaribbean | 2.1 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 3.5 |
| =165 | JPNEastern Asia | 2.1 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| =165 | LTUNorthern Europe | 2.1 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 2.4 |
| =165 | MDVSouthern Asia | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 3.8 |
| =165 | NRUMicronesia | 2.1 | 0.8 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
| =165 | PLWMicronesia | 2.1 | 1.2 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| =165 | GBRNorthern Europe | 2.1 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 1.6 |
| =172 | BRBCaribbean | 2.0 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| =172 | KOREastern Asia | 2.0 | 4.3 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| =174 | CZEEastern Europe | 1.9 | 1.1 | 3.5 | 1.8 |
| =174 | ESTNorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.3 | 3.4 | 1.5 |
| =174 | FINNorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.8 |
| =174 | NORNorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.5 |
| =174 | PRTSouthern Europe | 1.9 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 1.7 |
| =174 | KNACaribbean | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 3.0 |
| =174 | SWENorthern Europe | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 181 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| =182 | BHRWestern Asia | 1.7 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 3.4 |
| =182 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.7 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 2.9 |
| =184 | ISLNorthern Europe | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.7 | 1.8 |
| =184 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 1.6 | 2.3 | 1.1 | 1.5 |
| 186 | SYCEastern Africa | 1.4 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 2.3 |
| =187 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| =187 | QATWestern Asia | 1.3 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| =189 | LIEWestern Europe | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 1.1 |
| =189 | LUXWestern Europe | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 1.1 |
| 191 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
02In 2024
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
Somaliashared8.2
- 1
South Sudanshared8.2
- 3
DR Congoshared8.1
- 3
Yemenshared8.1
- 5
Sudanshared7.9
Lowest
- 191
Singapore0.7
- 189
Luxembourgshared1.0
- 189
Liechtensteinshared1.0
- 187
Qatarshared1.3
- 187
Denmarkshared1.3
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 3.5. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Hazard & Exposure
Highest2 share it
Lowest
Luxembourg0.5
Middle country: 3.3
Vulnerability
Highest
Somalia9.4
Lowest
Singapore0.5
Middle country: 3.8
Lack of Coping Capacity
Highest
South Sudan9.2
Lowest
Denmark0.7
Middle country: 4.2
032024 → 2025
Since the 2024 edition
What changed between the 2024 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 116values changed, of 191 in both
- 58 · 58rose · fell
- 75unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
Russia4.5 → 4.0−0.5
Venezuela6.7 → 6.2−0.5
Azerbaijan5.1 → 4.7−0.4
Greece3.2 → 2.9−0.3
Belize3.8 → 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 2024
European Commission Joint Research Centre names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in INFORM Risk Index 2025 are for 2024.
64 distinct values among 191
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 10 countries share 3.5. 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 (2025). INFORM Risk Index 2025 [data set], describing 2024. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/inform-risk/2025
0610 held
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07Questions
INFORM Risk Index 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest INFORM Risk Index in INFORM Risk Index 2025?
2 countries share the highest reading, 8.2, so no single country is named.
What year does INFORM Risk Index 2025 describe?
2024.
How many countries does INFORM Risk Index 2025 cover?
191.
Where can I download INFORM Risk Index 2025?
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 2025 the newest?
No. The newest held here is INFORM Risk Index 2026.