Edition 2026
INFORM Risk Index 2026
Published 2026 · describes 2025 · stored as published, never rewritten
INFORM Risk Index 2026 covers 191 countries on 4 measures. South Sudan is highest, at 8.5; Singapore is lowest, at 0.7. The middle country reads 3.7. Against the 2025 edition, 102 values changed (58 up, 44 down), the same countries are covered.
INFORM Risk Index · Edition 2026
HighestSouth Sudan
8.5LowestSingapore
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 2026, 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 | 8.5 | 7.4 | 8.9 | 9.2 |
| =2 | SOMEastern Africa | 8.1 | 8.1 | 9.4 | 7.1 |
| =2 | YEMWestern Asia | 8.1 | 7.8 | 8.4 | 8.1 |
| 4 | CODMiddle Africa | 8.0 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.1 |
| 5 | TCDMiddle Africa | 7.9 | 7.1 | 8.2 | 8.6 |
| =6 | AFGSouthern Asia | 7.8 | 7.7 | 8.3 | 7.4 |
| =6 | SDNNorthern Africa | 7.8 | 8.3 | 7.5 | 7.7 |
| =6 | SYRWestern Asia | 7.8 | 8.6 | 7.8 | 7.0 |
| 9 | CAFMiddle Africa | 7.6 | 6.4 | 8.0 | 8.7 |
| =10 | HTICaribbean | 7.5 | 6.9 | 8.3 | 7.3 |
| =10 | NERWestern Africa | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.7 |
| 12 | BFAWestern Africa | 7.2 | 7.3 | 7.5 | 6.9 |
| =13 | MLIWestern Africa | 7.1 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.9 |
| =13 | MOZEastern Africa | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 6.7 |
| =13 | NGAWestern Africa | 7.1 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 7.0 |
| 16 | ETHEastern Africa | 7.0 | 7.6 | 6.8 | 6.7 |
| 17 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 6.9 | 8.3 | 6.6 | 6.1 |
| 18 | CMRMiddle Africa | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.7 |
| 19 | PAKSouthern Asia | 6.6 | 8.4 | 6.1 | 5.5 |
| 20 | UGAEastern Africa | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.9 | 6.6 |
| =21 | BDIEastern Africa | 6.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.2 |
| =21 | PSEWestern Asia | 6.4 | 7.2 | 6.5 | 5.6 |
| =23 | LBNWestern Asia | 6.3 | 6.2 | 7.1 | 5.7 |
| =23 | PNGMelanesia | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.0 | 6.8 |
| =25 | BGDSouthern Asia | 6.2 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 4.5 |
| =25 | KENEastern Africa | 6.2 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 5.4 |
| 27 | AGOMiddle Africa | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.2 | 6.9 |
| =28 | IRNSouthern Asia | 5.9 | 8.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| =28 | VENSouth America | 5.9 | 7.0 | 4.1 | 7.0 |
| =30 | GTMCentral America | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.4 | 4.9 |
| =30 | IRQWestern Asia | 5.8 | 7.7 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
| =30 | LBYNorthern Africa | 5.8 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 6.6 |
| =30 | MDGEastern Africa | 5.8 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 7.5 |
| =30 | COGMiddle Africa | 5.8 | 4.4 | 6.1 | 7.2 |
| =35 | BENWestern Africa | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| =35 | HNDCentral America | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.3 | 5.9 |
| =35 | TZAEastern Africa | 5.6 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 6.1 |
| =35 | UKREastern Europe | 5.6 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 3.6 |
| =39 | DJIEastern Africa | 5.5 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 6.2 |
| =39 | ECUSouth America | 5.5 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 5.0 |
| =39 | MRTWestern Africa | 5.5 | 4.3 | 5.9 | 6.6 |
| =39 | ZMBEastern Africa | 5.5 | 3.8 | 6.7 | 6.5 |
| =43 | GINWestern Africa | 5.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 7.2 |
| =43 | MWIEastern Africa | 5.4 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 5.9 |
| =43 | TURWestern Asia | 5.4 | 7.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 |
| =46 | COLSouth America | 5.3 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
| =46 | CIVWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.7 | 6.3 | 6.3 |
| =46 | INDSouthern Asia | 5.3 | 8.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 |
| =46 | LBRWestern Africa | 5.3 | 3.7 | 5.6 | 7.0 |
| =46 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 5.3 | 8.1 | 4.9 | 3.7 |
| =46 | TGOWestern Africa | 5.3 | 4.2 | 5.5 | 6.5 |
| =46 | ZWEEastern Africa | 5.3 | 4.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| 53 | PERSouth America | 5.2 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 3.9 |
| =54 | BRASouth America | 5.1 | 6.6 | 4.0 | 4.9 |
| =54 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 5.5 |
| =54 | RWAEastern Africa | 5.1 | 4.7 | 5.7 | 4.9 |
| =54 | SLEWestern Africa | 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.1 | 7.0 |
| =54 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 5.1 | 6.2 | 4.3 | 4.9 |
| 59 | EGYNorthern Africa | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 4.1 |
| =60 | DOMCaribbean | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 4.2 |
| =60 | NPLSouthern Asia | 4.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.7 |
| =60 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 4.9 | 7.1 | 4.3 | 3.8 |
| =63 | AZEWestern Asia | 4.8 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 |
| =63 | ERIEastern Africa | 4.8 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 8.1 |
| =63 | MEXCentral America | 4.8 | 7.9 | 4.2 | 3.4 |
| 66 | SENWestern Africa | 4.7 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.3 |
| =67 | BOLSouth America | 4.6 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.2 |
| =67 | GMBWestern Africa | 4.6 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 6.1 |
| =67 | GHAWestern Africa | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.0 |
| =67 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 4.6 | 7.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| =67 | TJKCentral Asia | 4.6 | 5.3 | 3.9 | 4.7 |
| =72 | NICCentral America | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.1 | 6.4 |
| =72 | VUTMelanesia | 4.5 | 2.9 | 5.2 | 6.0 |
| 74 | JORWestern Asia | 4.4 | 4.2 | 6.3 | 3.3 |
| =75 | DZANorthern Africa | 4.3 | 5.7 | 3.4 | 4.2 |
| =75 | SWZSouthern Africa | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.9 |
| =75 | GNBWestern Africa | 4.3 | 2.2 | 4.8 | 7.6 |
| =75 | NAMSouthern Africa | 4.3 | 2.9 | 5.9 | 4.7 |
| =79 | SLVCentral America | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 |
| =79 | LSOSouthern Africa | 4.2 | 2.2 | 5.5 | 6.2 |
| =79 | SLBMelanesia | 4.2 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 5.9 |
| =79 | LKASouthern Asia | 4.2 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 5.0 |
| 83 | MARNorthern Africa | 4.1 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| =84 | PANCentral America | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 5.6 |
| =84 | RUSEastern Europe | 4.0 | 8.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 |
| =84 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 4.0 | 5.2 | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| =87 | GUYSouth America | 3.9 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| =87 | KGZCentral Asia | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 4.3 |
| =87 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.9 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 5.5 |
| =90 | BLZCentral America | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 |
| =90 | JAMCaribbean | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.5 |
| =90 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 3.8 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 5.6 |
| =90 | MDAEastern Europe | 3.8 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| =94 | ARGSouth America | 3.7 | 4.6 | 2.7 | 4.0 |
| =94 | CRICentral America | 3.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 2.2 |
| =94 | GABMiddle Africa | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 6.0 |
| =94 | PRKEastern Asia | 3.7 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 6.6 |
| =98 | BIHSouthern Europe | 3.6 | 2.5 | 3.8 | 4.8 |
| =98 | GEOWestern Asia | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| =98 | KIRMicronesia | 3.6 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 4.4 |
| =98 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| =98 | UZBCentral Asia | 3.6 | 4.9 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
| =103 | CUBCaribbean | 3.5 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.1 |
| =103 | GNQMiddle Africa | 3.5 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 7.3 |
| =103 | MHLMicronesia | 3.5 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 3.8 |
| =103 | SRBSouthern Europe | 3.5 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 4.3 |
| =103 | TUNNorthern Africa | 3.5 | 4.0 | 2.4 | 4.5 |
| =108 | ARMWestern Asia | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.6 |
| =108 | PRYSouth America | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 4.9 |
| =110 | BWASouthern Africa | 3.3 | 1.5 | 4.5 | 5.1 |
| =110 | CHLSouth America | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.4 |
| =110 | COMEastern Africa | 3.3 | 1.1 | 4.5 | 7.0 |
| =110 | FSMMicronesia | 3.3 | 1.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| =110 | TTOCaribbean | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
| =115 | ISRWestern Asia | 3.2 | 7.2 | 2.5 | 1.9 |
| =115 | SURSouth America | 3.2 | 2.1 | 3.1 | 5.1 |
| =115 | USANorthern America | 3.2 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 2.0 |
| =118 | ALBSouthern Europe | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.4 | 3.3 |
| =118 | FJIMelanesia | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| =120 | GRCSouthern Europe | 3.0 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
| =120 | ITASouthern Europe | 3.0 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| =120 | ROUEastern Europe | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| =120 | TONPolynesia | 3.0 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 4.4 |
| =124 | BTNSouthern Asia | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| =124 | CHNEastern Asia | 2.9 | 6.1 | 1.3 | 3.1 |
| =124 | CYPWestern Asia | 2.9 | 2.2 | 4.4 | 2.5 |
| =124 | VCTCaribbean | 2.9 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 4.0 |
| =124 | SVKEastern Europe | 2.9 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 4.1 |
| =124 | TKMCentral Asia | 2.9 | 3.1 | 1.5 | 5.0 |
| =130 | CANNorthern America | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| =130 | GRDCaribbean | 2.8 | 1.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 |
| =130 | KAZCentral Asia | 2.8 | 3.0 | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| =130 | KWTWestern Asia | 2.8 | 2.0 | 2.8 | 4.0 |
| =130 | MNGEastern Asia | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.7 |
| =135 | MKDSouthern Europe | 2.7 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 4.0 |
| =135 | WSMPolynesia | 2.7 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.7 |
| =135 | SAUWestern Asia | 2.7 | 4.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| =138 | BLREastern Europe | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 |
| =138 | BELWestern Europe | 2.6 | 2.0 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| =138 | BGREastern Europe | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
| =138 | CPVWestern Africa | 2.6 | 1.0 | 4.2 | 4.0 |
| =138 | DMACaribbean | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.5 |
| =138 | FRAWestern Europe | 2.6 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.1 |
| =138 | DEUWestern Europe | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.9 | 1.9 |
| =138 | LVANorthern Europe | 2.6 | 1.7 | 4.1 | 2.5 |
| =138 | MNESouthern Europe | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| =138 | ESPSouthern Europe | 2.6 | 2.3 | 3.2 | 2.4 |
| =148 | BHSCaribbean | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| =148 | HRVSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 2.8 |
| =148 | NLDWestern Europe | 2.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 1.9 |
| =148 | POLEastern Europe | 2.5 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| =148 | LCACaribbean | 2.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| =148 | STPMiddle Africa | 2.5 | 0.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 |
| =148 | SVNSouthern Europe | 2.5 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 2.6 |
| =148 | TUVPolynesia | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.7 | 4.5 |
| =148 | URYSouth America | 2.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
| =157 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 2.4 | 2.9 | 2.1 | 2.4 |
| =157 | AUTWestern Europe | 2.4 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 3.0 |
| =159 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 2.3 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
| =159 | HUNEastern Europe | 2.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| =159 | IRLNorthern Europe | 2.3 | 1.3 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
| =159 | OMNWestern Asia | 2.3 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 3.5 |
| =159 | AREWestern Asia | 2.3 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| 164 | BRBCaribbean | 2.2 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 2.5 |
| =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 | MUSEastern Africa | 2.1 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 2.4 |
| =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 |
| 173 | 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 | 2.5 | 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 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 1.4 |
| 181 | CHEWestern Europe | 1.8 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 1.5 |
| =182 | BHRWestern Asia | 1.7 | 2.1 | 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 | QATWestern Asia | 1.4 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| =186 | SYCEastern Africa | 1.4 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 2.3 |
| 188 | DNKNorthern Europe | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.5 | 0.7 |
| =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 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.8 |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.
Highest
- 1
South Sudan8.5
- 2
Somaliashared8.1
- 2
Yemenshared8.1
- 4
DR Congo8.0
- 5
Chad7.9
Lowest
- 191
Singapore0.7
- 189
Luxembourgshared1.0
- 189
Liechtensteinshared1.0
- 188
Denmark1.3
- 186
Seychellesshared1.4
A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 3.7. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
Each measure’s ends
Hazard & Exposure
Highest
Syria8.6
Lowest
Luxembourg0.5
Middle country: 3.7
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
032025 → 2026
Since the 2025 edition
What changed between the 2025 edition and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 102values changed, of 191 in both
- 58 · 44rose · fell
- 89unchanged
Rose most
Argentina3.1 → 3.7+0.6
Jamaica3.2 → 3.8+0.6
Eswatini3.7 → 4.3+0.6
Dominican Republic4.4 → 4.9+0.5
Cambodia4.6 → 5.1+0.5
Fell most
Mauritania5.8 → 5.5−0.3
Tonga3.3 → 3.0−0.3
Venezuela6.2 → 5.9−0.3
Comoros3.5 → 3.3−0.2
Honduras5.8 → 5.6−0.2
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 2025
European Commission Joint Research Centre names each edition for the year it is released; the figures in INFORM Risk Index 2026 are for 2025.
65 distinct values among 191
Values are stored exactly as published, to 1 decimal. 10 countries share 2.6. 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 2026: questions and answers
Which country has the highest INFORM Risk Index in INFORM Risk Index 2026?
South Sudan, at 8.5, of the 191 countries in the file.
What year does INFORM Risk Index 2026 describe?
2025.
How many countries does INFORM Risk Index 2026 cover?
191.
Where can I download INFORM Risk Index 2026?
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 2026 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-09-06, when it was read from the publisher.