Data for 2008

World Risk Index, 2008

Name: World Risk Index, 2008
Creator: Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum
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2008, as IFHV’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

World Risk Index, 2008 covers 193 countries on 6 measures. Philippines is highest, at 45.08; Monaco is lowest, at 0.17. The middle country reads 4.11. Against 2007, 190 values changed (57 up, 133 down), the same countries are covered.

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World Risk Index · Data for 2008

HighestPhilippines

45.08

LowestMonaco

0.17

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the lowest end.

193countries
6measures per country
2008the year it describes
182distinct values2 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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Every country and every column of World Risk Index, 2008, as published. IFHV ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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World Risk Index, 2008: every country, as published by Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum.
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1	Philippines`PHL`South-eastern Asia	45.08	40.35	50.37	38.93	58.43	56.19
2	India`IND`Southern Asia	43.90	35.95	53.61	43.46	59.21	59.86
3	Indonesia`IDN`South-eastern Asia	41.63	39.36	44.03	27.34	58.64	53.26
4	China`CHN`Eastern Asia	40.89	64.27	26.01	23.46	26.95	27.84
5	Colombia`COL`South America	39.75	31.74	49.78	46.35	58.89	45.19
6	Myanmar`MMR`South-eastern Asia	38.53	23.19	64.02	61.87	66.14	64.12
7	Mexico`MEX`Central America	36.07	50.03	26.00	32.03	12.89	42.57
8	Bangladesh`BGD`Southern Asia	29.12	16.61	51.04	36.28	64.34	56.96
9	Pakistan`PAK`Southern Asia	28.53	13.05	62.39	53.77	66.91	67.50
10	Venezuela`VEN`South America	28.27	19.20	41.63	26.13	49.83	55.41
11	Russia`RUS`Eastern Europe	28.18	28.89	27.49	13.44	41.34	37.37
12	Peru`PER`South America	27.48	16.65	45.34	35.23	54.12	48.88
13	Mozambique`MOZ`Eastern Africa	26.98	18.17	40.05	65.02	13.90	71.10
14	Papua New Guinea`PNG`Melanesia	26.73	18.83	37.94	58.98	14.50	63.88
15	Vietnam`VNM`South-eastern Asia	26.67	26.97	26.37	26.74	13.70	50.06
16	Ecuador`ECU`South America	25.55	14.45	45.16	36.65	52.13	48.22
17	Somalia`SOM`Eastern Africa	24.83	8.48	72.70	65.59	79.20	73.96
18	United States`USA`Northern America	24.70	39.90	15.29	12.86	8.66	32.07
19	Madagascar`MDG`Eastern Africa	23.01	17.90	29.59	26.50	14.92	65.54
20	Nicaragua`NIC`Central America	22.46	18.43	27.36	29.94	13.39	51.08
21	Japan`JPN`Eastern Asia	21.50	43.80	10.55	6.65	7.69	22.97
22	Yemen`YEM`Western Asia	20.88	7.48	58.28	58.29	51.84	65.51
23	Thailand`THA`South-eastern Asia	20.68	14.01	30.53	28.81	54.16	18.24
24	Australia`AUS`Australia and New Zealand	18.93	31.79	11.27	7.48	7.10	26.98
25	Canada`CAN`Northern America	18.92	26.29	13.61	11.56	7.09	30.76
26	Türkiye`TUR`Western Asia	18.14	8.98	36.65	24.07	45.76	44.71
27	Panama`PAN`Central America	18.05	15.98	20.38	15.74	11.28	47.71
28	Iran`IRN`Southern Asia	17.05	12.26	23.70	13.76	53.24	18.18
29	Honduras`HND`Central America	16.69	8.91	31.26	39.88	13.99	54.73
30	Chile`CHL`South America	16.66	13.00	21.35	22.74	10.33	41.44
31	Argentina`ARG`South America	15.19	11.63	19.83	16.99	10.88	42.19
32	Costa Rica`CRI`Central America	15.05	9.68	23.40	25.10	11.32	45.09
33	Solomon Islands`SLB`Melanesia	14.91	9.63	23.10	18.22	11.54	58.63
34	Egypt`EGY`Northern Africa	14.87	10.76	20.56	32.16	5.60	48.24
35	Malaysia`MYS`South-eastern Asia	13.69	8.60	21.79	23.51	11.00	40.03
36	El Salvador`SLV`Central America	13.50	7.33	24.86	28.12	11.84	46.14
37	New Zealand`NZL`Australia and New Zealand	12.92	18.06	9.24	3.60	6.79	32.29
38	Tanzania`TZA`Eastern Africa	12.77	5.43	30.02	34.04	12.71	62.50
39	Djibouti`DJI`Eastern Africa	12.66	4.17	38.41	18.66	55.16	55.04
=40	Dominican Republic`DOM`Caribbean	12.48	6.94	22.43	16.66	12.89	52.52
=40	Kenya`KEN`Eastern Africa	12.48	3.24	48.10	59.97	28.94	64.13
42	Haiti`HTI`Caribbean	12.14	2.76	53.44	36.12	63.55	66.50
43	Morocco`MAR`Northern Africa	11.18	7.68	16.28	19.62	11.80	18.63
44	Guatemala`GTM`Central America	11.01	4.28	28.33	29.87	13.95	54.54
45	North Korea`PRK`Eastern Asia	10.81	7.29	16.04	6.81	12.76	47.47
46	Brazil`BRA`South America	10.68	6.34	18.00	26.23	11.80	18.85
47	Vanuatu`VUT`Melanesia	10.57	5.73	19.48	12.61	11.62	50.43
48	Algeria`DZA`Northern Africa	10.34	2.63	40.66	29.16	53.25	43.30
49	Sudan`SDN`Northern Africa	10.11	1.64	62.33	58.66	67.35	61.29
50	Angola`AGO`Middle Africa	9.93	2.30	42.85	19.63	59.27	67.63
51	Saudi Arabia`SAU`Western Asia	9.91	5.21	18.85	10.31	20.52	31.68
52	DR Congo`COD`Middle Africa	9.60	1.36	67.74	65.88	63.36	74.47
53	Spain`ESP`Southern Europe	9.16	7.85	10.68	5.37	7.59	29.86
54	Syria`SYR`Western Asia	9.09	2.54	32.51	28.03	22.09	55.49
=55	Italy`ITA`Southern Europe	9.08	8.81	9.36	6.43	4.17	30.57
=55	South Korea`KOR`Eastern Asia	9.08	10.02	8.23	4.77	8.73	13.41
57	Iraq`IRQ`Western Asia	9.05	1.70	48.23	38.12	62.65	46.97
58	Sri Lanka`LKA`Southern Asia	9.00	1.63	49.68	44.83	58.64	46.64
59	Oman`OMN`Western Asia	8.79	6.69	11.54	7.47	9.61	21.40
60	South Africa`ZAF`Southern Africa	8.75	2.68	28.57	37.73	11.11	55.64
61	Cameroon`CMR`Middle Africa	8.58	2.05	35.95	58.07	13.52	59.17
62	Mauritania`MRT`Western Africa	8.51	2.95	24.53	17.46	14.06	60.11
63	Timor-Leste`TLS`South-eastern Asia	8.44	2.85	24.98	22.47	12.40	55.96
=64	Greece`GRC`Southern Europe	8.18	8.40	7.96	7.32	5.14	13.38
=64	Libya`LBY`Northern Africa	8.18	4.98	13.42	22.54	2.90	36.94
66	Cuba`CUB`Caribbean	8.09	4.60	14.22	19.37	10.41	14.26
67	Nigeria`NGA`Western Africa	8.04	1.30	49.71	31.97	55.08	69.77
68	Belize`BLZ`Central America	7.91	2.52	24.80	27.84	12.23	44.82
69	Cambodia`KHM`South-eastern Asia	7.54	2.49	22.81	13.83	13.77	62.29
70	Eritrea`ERI`Eastern Africa	7.39	2.20	24.82	18.80	13.01	62.49
71	Guyana`GUY`South America	7.12	2.65	19.13	10.18	13.93	49.40
72	Fiji`FJI`Melanesia	6.61	2.82	15.50	11.43	11.49	28.38
73	Guinea`GIN`Western Africa	6.36	1.45	27.88	20.04	15.01	72.07
74	Tunisia`TUN`Northern Africa	5.88	3.42	10.11	9.03	10.08	11.34
75	Sierra Leone`SLE`Western Africa	5.69	1.11	29.18	26.52	13.95	67.18
76	Suriname`SUR`South America	5.67	1.81	17.74	9.51	11.68	50.29
77	Portugal`PRT`Southern Europe	5.65	3.13	10.19	9.74	3.86	28.16
78	United Kingdom`GBR`Northern Europe	5.63	2.59	12.22	6.22	8.20	35.78
79	Namibia`NAM`Southern Africa	5.46	1.32	22.57	18.92	10.98	55.33
80	United Arab Emirates`ARE`Western Asia	5.43	3.68	8.02	6.46	2.52	31.63
81	Senegal`SEN`Western Africa	5.28	1.05	26.55	24.58	13.12	58.05
82	Albania`ALB`Southern Europe	5.14	2.35	11.26	7.39	12.33	15.67
83	Uruguay`URY`South America	5.05	1.56	16.33	10.73	9.76	41.62
84	Jamaica`JAM`Caribbean	4.97	1.12	22.04	16.03	12.88	51.82
85	France`FRA`Western Europe	4.95	2.71	9.04	7.64	7.07	13.68
86	Ethiopia`ETH`Eastern Africa	4.93	0.36	67.52	64.98	61.24	77.36
87	Bahamas`BHS`Caribbean	4.92	1.51	16.06	11.72	9.52	37.14
88	Gambia`GMB`Western Africa	4.84	0.68	34.40	57.39	12.67	55.99
89	Gabon`GAB`Middle Africa	4.60	1.50	14.08	17.75	3.24	48.56
90	Croatia`HRV`Southern Europe	4.58	1.59	13.22	8.31	8.13	34.16
91	Liberia`LBR`Western Africa	4.57	0.54	38.64	61.33	14.16	66.44
92	Poland`POL`Eastern Europe	4.56	1.75	11.90	9.60	7.61	23.07
93	Guinea-Bissau`GNB`Western Africa	4.53	0.66	31.15	35.24	13.34	64.27
94	Georgia`GEO`Western Asia	4.50	0.74	27.31	11.62	40.60	43.17
95	Micronesia`FSM`Micronesia	4.41	1.13	17.24	10.04	10.93	46.70
96	Afghanistan`AFG`Southern Asia	4.16	0.25	69.16	57.91	76.97	74.20
97	Netherlands`NLD`Western Europe	4.11	2.21	7.64	5.07	3.39	25.94
98	Germany`DEU`Western Europe	3.98	2.00	7.92	4.55	3.51	31.15
99	Republic of the Congo`COG`Middle Africa	3.93	0.49	31.47	34.46	13.98	64.71
=100	Kiribati`KIR`Micronesia	3.83	0.69	21.29	17.42	9.92	55.84
=100	Uganda`UGA`Eastern Africa	3.83	0.23	63.68	63.83	61.17	66.15
102	Antigua and Barbuda`ATG`Caribbean	3.77	1.21	11.74	10.56	10.27	14.92
103	Nepal`NPL`Southern Asia	3.65	0.24	55.65	44.35	64.16	60.56
104	Ireland`IRL`Northern Europe	3.59	1.47	8.78	7.11	3.26	29.25
105	Romania`ROU`Eastern Europe	3.54	0.69	18.21	14.54	10.41	39.92
106	Israel`ISR`Western Asia	3.51	0.88	13.99	7.54	9.99	36.36
=107	Belgium`BEL`Western Europe	3.45	1.86	6.40	5.66	3.69	12.55
=107	Montenegro`MNE`Southern Europe	3.45	0.82	14.53	9.11	8.96	37.57
109	Seychelles`SYC`Eastern Africa	3.39	1.03	11.15	8.15	9.99	17.03
110	Dominica`DMA`Caribbean	3.36	0.80	14.14	7.39	10.10	37.88
111	Central African Republic`CAF`Middle Africa	3.32	0.16	68.71	70.35	61.74	74.70
112	Ghana`GHA`Western Africa	3.29	0.34	31.83	41.12	12.70	61.77
113	Ukraine`UKR`Eastern Europe	3.25	0.48	21.96	33.15	6.91	46.25
114	Cyprus`CYP`Western Asia	3.23	1.01	10.31	7.99	4.12	33.27
115	Equatorial Guinea`GNQ`Middle Africa	3.22	0.85	12.23	10.53	3.45	50.35
116	Marshall Islands`MHL`Micronesia	3.19	0.50	20.38	17.74	10.27	46.46
117	Tonga`TON`Polynesia	3.16	1.33	7.53	8.97	2.86	16.67
118	Burundi`BDI`Eastern Africa	3.10	0.15	64.22	61.22	62.20	69.55
=119	Laos`LAO`South-eastern Asia	3.06	0.38	24.65	17.20	14.29	60.94
=119	Lebanon`LBN`Western Asia	3.06	0.37	25.33	25.88	12.92	48.60
121	Bolivia`BOL`South America	3.00	0.35	25.74	21.57	14.03	56.36
122	Zambia`ZMB`Eastern Africa	2.98	0.28	31.76	36.27	13.85	63.79
123	Samoa`WSM`Polynesia	2.96	0.81	10.81	9.18	2.69	51.22
124	Malawi`MWI`Eastern Africa	2.95	0.34	25.63	19.55	13.72	62.75
125	Chad`TCD`Middle Africa	2.93	0.12	71.48	67.33	72.04	75.29
126	Trinidad and Tobago`TTO`Caribbean	2.91	0.49	17.28	10.69	10.26	47.02
127	Latvia`LVA`Northern Europe	2.80	0.78	10.07	10.82	2.38	39.65
128	Sweden`SWE`Northern Europe	2.62	1.06	6.47	6.89	1.56	25.17
129	Kyrgyzstan`KGZ`Central Asia	2.59	0.22	30.58	46.20	12.04	51.40
130	Comoros`COM`Eastern Africa	2.58	0.32	20.79	10.66	15.36	54.90
131	Tajikistan`TJK`Central Asia	2.55	0.23	28.17	26.93	13.96	59.47
132	South Sudan`SSD`Eastern Africa	2.54	0.25	25.87	20.57	13.34	63.07
133	Zimbabwe`ZWE`Eastern Africa	2.52	0.20	31.74	31.82	13.52	74.33
134	Barbados`BRB`Caribbean	2.49	0.48	12.89	6.67	8.10	39.62
135	Bosnia and Herzegovina`BIH`Southern Europe	2.46	0.34	17.81	10.41	11.70	46.40
136	Lithuania`LTU`Northern Europe	2.45	0.65	9.27	9.73	2.29	35.73
137	Côte d’Ivoire`CIV`Western Africa	2.43	0.13	45.33	33.84	51.82	53.11
138	Estonia`EST`Northern Europe	2.41	0.45	12.92	8.40	7.34	34.96
139	Jordan`JOR`Western Asia	2.38	0.57	9.92	7.95	2.77	44.31
140	Norway`NOR`Northern Europe	2.36	1.05	5.29	3.67	1.50	26.96
141	Mauritius`MUS`Eastern Africa	2.29	0.73	7.21	8.00	2.57	18.21
142	Azerbaijan`AZE`Western Asia	2.28	0.23	22.67	19.09	11.50	53.07
=143	Armenia`ARM`Western Asia	2.27	0.23	22.43	22.94	11.15	44.11
=143	Bulgaria`BGR`Eastern Europe	2.27	0.30	17.12	12.39	9.42	42.99
=145	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines`VCT`Caribbean	2.25	0.44	11.55	9.18	9.57	17.56
=145	Uzbekistan`UZB`Central Asia	2.25	0.18	28.04	11.12	40.93	48.45
147	Kuwait`KWT`Western Asia	2.23	1.03	4.82	4.68	2.43	9.87
148	Mali`MLI`Western Africa	2.21	0.08	61.07	59.44	55.73	68.74
149	Rwanda`RWA`Eastern Africa	2.16	0.16	29.16	34.63	12.33	58.07
150	Saint Lucia`LCA`Caribbean	2.14	0.46	9.92	8.69	2.61	43.03
151	Niger`NER`Western Africa	2.04	0.07	59.53	47.33	60.06	74.23
=152	Finland`FIN`Northern Europe	2.00	0.50	8.00	7.02	4.43	16.49
=152	Saint Kitts and Nevis`KNA`Caribbean	2.00	0.53	7.52	8.11	2.50	20.98
154	Grenada`GRD`Caribbean	1.91	0.31	11.81	8.84	11.46	16.28
155	Slovenia`SVN`Southern Europe	1.84	0.31	10.96	6.32	7.26	28.66
156	Benin`BEN`Western Africa	1.82	0.09	36.65	57.88	13.68	62.18
=157	Iceland`ISL`Northern Europe	1.79	0.67	4.80	4.63	0.96	24.89
=157	Palau`PLW`Micronesia	1.79	0.36	8.92	8.05	2.55	34.53
=159	Paraguay`PRY`South America	1.74	0.14	21.55	14.93	13.23	50.68
=159	Serbia`SRB`Southern Europe	1.74	0.17	17.90	13.39	10.10	42.40
161	Kazakhstan`KAZ`Central Asia	1.73	0.25	12.01	14.10	10.43	11.78
162	Eswatini`SWZ`Southern Africa	1.67	0.14	20.04	18.51	12.07	36.04
163	Togo`TGO`Western Africa	1.64	0.07	38.43	59.42	14.93	63.98
164	Burkina Faso`BFA`Western Africa	1.63	0.07	38.11	60.87	13.69	66.40
165	Mongolia`MNG`Eastern Asia	1.62	0.21	12.49	14.41	2.85	47.50
166	Moldova`MDA`Eastern Europe	1.51	0.10	22.90	24.49	10.62	46.20
167	Brunei`BRN`South-eastern Asia	1.40	0.33	5.95	5.32	2.45	16.15
168	Turkmenistan`TKM`Central Asia	1.39	0.17	11.31	14.61	3.11	31.85
169	Botswana`BWA`Southern Africa	1.35	0.09	20.36	17.50	9.88	48.79
170	Maldives`MDV`Southern Asia	1.31	0.11	15.64	7.92	11.90	40.61
171	Austria`AUT`Western Europe	1.30	0.17	9.88	5.65	5.40	31.57
172	North Macedonia`MKD`Southern Europe	1.28	0.10	16.43	8.52	11.06	47.08
173	Switzerland`CHE`Western Europe	1.20	0.16	8.97	4.80	5.74	26.22
174	Lesotho`LSO`Southern Africa	1.18	0.07	20.01	11.18	11.65	61.49
175	Bhutan`BTN`Southern Asia	1.13	0.10	12.86	15.85	2.86	46.92
176	Bahrain`BHR`Western Asia	1.10	0.14	8.68	8.54	2.64	28.97
177	Malta`MLT`Southern Europe	1.08	0.15	7.76	5.91	1.99	39.78
178	Tuvalu`TUV`Polynesia	1.05	0.15	7.35	9.43	2.60	16.19
179	Hungary`HUN`Eastern Europe	0.98	0.11	8.82	7.92	9.03	9.59
180	Denmark`DNK`Northern Europe	0.96	0.18	5.09	5.31	0.78	31.77
181	Slovakia`SVK`Eastern Europe	0.94	0.10	8.80	8.47	8.25	9.76
182	Czechia`CZE`Eastern Europe	0.91	0.10	8.20	5.27	7.36	14.19
183	Qatar`QAT`Western Asia	0.81	0.15	4.39	3.64	2.39	9.70
184	Belarus`BLR`Eastern Europe	0.80	0.05	12.68	10.30	8.10	24.44
185	Singapore`SGP`South-eastern Asia	0.77	0.15	3.98	3.87	0.64	25.40
186	Cabo Verde`CPV`Western Africa	0.75	0.07	8.10	9.91	2.78	19.27
187	Liechtenstein`LIE`Western Europe	0.71	0.09	5.57	5.25	1.89	17.41
188	Nauru`NRU`Micronesia	0.67	0.11	4.07	9.81	2.65	2.60
189	Luxembourg`LUX`Western Europe	0.46	0.06	3.50	4.43	0.58	16.75
190	São Tomé and Príncipe`STP`Middle Africa	0.42	0.02	8.92	10.15	3.10	22.52
191	San Marino`SMR`Southern Europe	0.39	0.03	5.11	3.00	1.79	24.87
192	Andorra`AND`Southern Europe	0.24	0.02	2.99	2.58	2.02	5.13
193	Monaco`MCO`Western Europe	0.17	0.02	1.52	1.75	0.64	3.16

02In 2008

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline, then the highest and lowest on each other measure.

Highest

1Philippines45.08
2India43.90
3Indonesia41.63
4China40.89
5Colombia39.75

Lowest

193Monaco0.17
192Andorra0.24
191San Marino0.39
190São Tomé and Príncipe0.42
189Luxembourg0.46

A higher value is the worse result. The middle country reads 4.11. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

Each measure’s ends

Exposure
HighestChina64.27
Lowest3 share it
Middle country: 1.05
Vulnerability
HighestSomalia72.70
LowestMonaco1.52
Middle country: 20.04
Susceptibility
HighestCentral African Republic70.35
LowestMonaco1.75
Middle country: 15.74
Lack of Coping Capacities
HighestSomalia79.20
LowestLuxembourg0.58
Middle country: 11.46
Lack of Adaptive Capacities
HighestEthiopia77.36
LowestNauru2.60
Middle country: 45.19

032007 → 2008

Since 2007

What changed between 2007 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
190values changed, of 193 in both
57 · 133rose · fell
3unchanged

Rose most

Ecuador20.29 → 25.55+5.26
Yemen16.36 → 20.88+4.52
Japan18.70 → 21.50+2.80
Djibouti11.04 → 12.66+1.62
El Salvador12.41 → 13.50+1.09

Fell most

Thailand23.92 → 20.68−3.24
Iran20.00 → 17.05−2.95
Russia30.94 → 28.18−2.76
Eritrea9.76 → 7.39−2.37
Saudi Arabia12.27 → 9.91−2.36

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

How values are stored

One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from IFHV’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2008.
182 distinct values among 193
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 2 countries share 12.48. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
IFHV publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 193 countries has every column.

05The files

Download and cite

The table as a file, digit for digit, what this site changed, and a citation for this edition.

Licence in full

.csv
For a spreadsheet or code
193 rows · 11 KB · UTF-8, opens in Excel
Opens with 11 lines of source notes; the table starts on row 13.
Download world-risk-index-2008-nations-inquiry.csv
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The publisher’s original
IFHV’s own file, on its own site.
worldriskindex-trend.csv

What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.

Licence: CC BY 4.0 · what it allows, in plain words

Cite this edition

Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict (IFHV), Ruhr University Bochum (2008). World Risk Index, 2008 [data set], describing 2008. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/world-risk-index/2008

0626 held

Other years

‹ The year before
World Risk Index, 2007
193 countries
The year after ›
World Risk Index, 2009
193 countries
All of them
World Risk Index: every year
26 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country

07Questions