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Flooding by Country 2024

  • Population totals are listed in 1,000s. For example, Afghanistan's listed population of 30,296 represents a total population of 30,296,000.

184 countries

Country
Population at High Flood Risk
% Of Population At High Flood Risk
% Of Population At High Flood Risk And Poor
Population At Risk And Poor (55$/Day)
% Of Population At Risk And Poor (55$/Day)
Population At Risk And Poor (32$/Day)
% of Population At Risk And Poor (32$/Day)
Population At Risk And Poor (19$/Day)
China394,82627.5%0.3%--4,289
India389,81627.7%4.7%334,06423.8%222,96915.9%65,646
Bangladesh94,42457.5%4.6%73,34944.7%38,61223.5%7,504
Indonesia75,69627%0.9%39,96214.3%15,9645.7%2,630
Pakistan71,78631.1%0.5%46,89020.3%17,3047.5%1,161
Vietnam45,50446%0.5%8,8438.9%2,1332.2%465
United States42,59012.5%0.1%7830.2%5700.2%455
Nigeria38,99418%7%34,17315.8%26,63812.3%15,204
Egypt38,87140.5%1.7%29,36330.6%12,33112.8%1,628
Japan36,06028.7%0.2%4550.4%3500.3%270
Philippines30,48329%1.2%17,11516.3%7,3677%1,305
Thailand25,43133.9%-1,7652.4%1090.1%5
Brazil25,40811.7%0.6%5,4912.5%2,5791.2%1,256
Mexico24,08917.2%0.3%5,4343.9%1,5331.1%408
Myanmar19,10439.9%0.4%9,22719.3%2,1594.5%193
Russia18,39412.9%-6920.5%62-4
Iraq16,35036.8%0.6%8,70719.6%2,3855.4%279
DR Congo15,79713.8%10.4%15,42013.5%14,34412.6%11,869
Colombia14,50722.9%0.9%3,9816.3%1,5782.5%577
Germany13,67017.5%-680.1%33-12
Nepal11,99329.4%1.7%8,49220.8%4,0539.9%686
Iran11,73814.6%-1,6532.1%3130.4%34
France11,63217.3%-5-2-
Ethiopia11,58611.2%2.7%10,2099.8%6,9556.7%2,752
Turkey11,26914.2%-9611.2%1540.2%5
South Korea10,35120.3%0.1%1030.2%510.1%26
Netherlands10,10058.7%0.1%370.2%260.2%16
Sudan8,77820.6%2.4%6,87516.1%3,7898.9%1,006
Italy8,50413.8%0.1%1920.3%1200.2%92
Malaysia8,19424%-1600.5%11-1
Tanzania7,98214.6%7.2%7,33913.4%6,14911.2%3,937
Cambodia7,43138.1%---
United Kingdom7,39011%-410.1%30-18
Argentina7,21516.1%---
Uzbekistan6,71519.9%2.6%5,24315.6%2,8768.5%862
Kenya6,56611.9%4.3%5,71410.4%4,3397.9%2,369
Romania6,54819.4%0.4%6561.9%3120.9%149
Spain5,85911.3%0.1%1200.2%610.1%38
Venezuela5,84318.4%---
North Korea5,73524.7%---
Uganda5,43812.9%5.4%4,78811.4%3,8349.1%2,287
South Sudan5,43732.5%28%5,39932.2%5,21531.1%4,686
Ukraine5,40712.4%-1750.4%19-1
Madagascar5,37919.5%14%5,16818.7%4,70317%3,862
Cameroon5,34819.1%5.2%3,80313.6%2,5929.2%1,468
Poland5,28013.5%-590.1%270.1%17
Mali5,12922.1%9.6%4,81620.7%3,91516.8%2,243
Mozambique5,00216.2%10.5%4,65015.1%4,17513.5%3,233
Algeria4,87511.1%-1,0212.3%1100.2%16
Ghana4,71614.3%1.8%2,5647.8%1,3644.1%583
Chad4,54727.4%9.6%3,79722.9%2,80416.9%1,591
Afghanistan4,50114.9%---
Sri Lanka4,14019.4%0.1%1,5027%3541.7%30
Morocco3,92411%0.1%9922.8%2170.6%27
Angola3,73210.3%5%3,2809.1%2,6147.2%1,797
Ecuador3,72621.1%0.6%8574.9%3191.8%111
South Africa3,6636.1%1.1%2,0863.5%1,3642.3%682
Syria3,54813.4%6%3,29412.4%2,73010.3%1,603
Ivory Coast3,48413.1%3.3%2,80810.6%1,8947.1%866
Chile3,48416.9%-1160.6%220.1%10
Canada3,4509.4%-270.1%17-7
Peru3,3969.5%0.4%1,0803%4621.3%157
Niger3,35014%5.8%3,09813%2,49610.5%1,393
Burkina Faso3,28914.4%5%2,97113%2,33910.3%1,148
Kazakhstan3,14417.4%-1791%90.1%1
Malawi3,05716.5%12%2,97616.1%2,77615%2,212
Laos2,98539.7%2.9%1,99426.5%92712.3%218
Zambia2,61114%8.7%2,32712.5%2,02410.8%1,621
Haiti2,55317.5%4.2%2,00213.7%1,2688.7%614
Saudi Arabia2,4376.6%---
Austria2,43727.8%0.1%160.2%100.1%8
Guatemala2,42113.3%0.9%1,0685.8%5022.7%170
Turkmenistan2,41924.6%0.3%8048.2%2552.6%25
Yemen2,3887.9%3.7%2,1937.3%1,8126%1,106
Senegal2,37614.7%4.9%2,09112.9%1,5389.5%790
Guinea2,30619%4%1,97316.2%1,25910.3%491
Belgium2,07017.9%-5-3-2
Cuba2,02618.2%---
Benin1,95015%6.9%1,77213.6%1,43311%899
Bolivia1,87515.8%0.6%3813.2%1651.4%66
Somalia1,83116.6%---
Honduras1,80119.1%2.8%8619.1%4965.3%261
Dominican Republic1,78414.8%0.1%2582.1%500.4%8
Tajikistan1,67117.8%0.4%6657.1%1992.1%37
Switzerland1,66019.1%-1--1
Australia1,6547.9%-130.1%130.1%8
Azerbaijan1,52017.6%---
Czech Republic1,50013.9%-50.1%2-1
Hungary1,48915.9%0.1%410.4%170.2%7
Zimbabwe1,4269.9%3.3%1,1578.1%8696.1%468
Serbia1,40420.1%-871.3%100.2%1
Slovakia1,40125.7%0.3%360.7%210.4%17
Papua New Guinea1,37415%4%1,08411.9%7217.9%369
Togo1,34915.6%7.2%1,21114%97811.3%621
Tunisia1,33411.4%-3192.7%620.5%6
Greece1,31412.9%0.1%570.6%200.2%11
Sierra Leone1,29619.1%9.2%1,23318.2%1,05515.6%626
Rwanda1,2849.5%5%1,1648.6%1,0017.4%679
Burundi1,25211%8.6%1,22410.8%1,15310.2%974
Liberia1,19726.4%9.7%1,09024%83318.3%441
Bulgaria1,18417.2%0.2%851.2%340.5%14
Nicaragua1,14716.7%0.4%3735.4%1341.9%31
El Salvador1,13216.8%0.3%3094.6%941.4%17
Croatia1,09426.9%0.1%350.9%110.3%6
Central African Republic1,03619.4%13.2%96718.1%86716.2%704
Paraguay98313.1%0.2%1762.4%660.9%15
Sweden9789.7%-5-2-2
Costa Rica94819.7%0.3%1212.5%410.8%16
Kyrgyzstan90716%0.1%4618.1%851.5%4
Belarus8829.6%-4--
Lebanon8729.3%-160.2%1-
Albania77127.6%0.3%2408.6%501.8%8
Ireland73813.5%-40.1%30.1%
Hong Kong72011.9%---
Libya70110.1%---
Georgia69518.6%0.8%2817.5%1042.8%29
Israel6397.5%-130.2%3-1
United Arab Emirates6387.1%---
Bosnia and Herzegovina63519.1%-130.4%2-
Panama62515.4%0.2%822%310.8%10
New Zealand62314.2%---
Finland61210.9%-1-1-
Mauritania57913%1%3808.5%1713.9%46
Gabon57919.5%0.6%1866.3%622.1%17
Singapore57713%---
Latvia55422.6%0.2%170.7%80.3%4
Denmark5419.2%-1--
Moldova49613.5%-601.6%40.1%
Slovenia47221.7%---
Mongolia45814.5%0.1%1203.8%230.7%2
Norway4568.7%-2-1-1
Jordan4556.4%-1051.5%130.2%1
Portugal4404.4%-70.1%3-2
Puerto Rico42911.7%---
Namibia42317.3%2.8%2419.9%1476%68
Armenia40614.6%0.2%1736.3%371.3%5
Jamaica39514.5%0.3%1184.3%371.4%7
Eritrea3919.4%---
Gambia37015.4%1.6%27511.5%1466.1%40
Lithuania33312.1%0.1%120.4%50.2%3
Timor Leste31724%4.7%28621.6%19815%62
Kuwait3018.5%---
Guinea Bissau30117.1%10.7%27815.8%24814.1%189
Botswana29412.2%1.6%1767.3%1044.4%39
Trinidad and Tobago29121.1%0.1%181.3%30.2%1
Guyana27637.9%1.8%719.7%324.4%13
Suriname23337.7%7.3%10817.5%7011.3%45
Uruguay2266.7%-70.2%1-
Equatorial Guinea21116.3%---
Oman1845.1%---
Mauritius16913.2%-181.4%20.2%
Fiji16223.1%0.1%344.8%60.8%
Lesotho1518%2.2%1115.9%754%41
Cyprus14511.3%---
Solomon Islands11720.1%4.9%9916.9%6811.6%29
Brunei11525.4%---
Montenegro11018.3%0.1%152.4%61%1
Estonia997.1%-10.1%-
Eswatini999%2.6%716.4%514.7%28
Belize8821.4%2.4%409.8%215.1%10
Bahamas8121.1%---
Comoros748.7%1.4%495.7%283.3%11
Djibouti736.3%1.6%544.7%343%18
Luxembourg6911.7%-10.1%-
Bhutan637.7%0.1%202.4%50.6%
Iceland5314.9%---
New Caledonia4617%---
Vanuatu3011.1%1.5%228.2%124.5%4
Andorra2825%---
Cape Verde275.3%0.1%101.9%30.6%1
Sao Tome and Principe2612.4%4.5%2210.8%178.2%9
Malta225.2%---
Barbados206.9%---
Saint Lucia1710.3%0.5%32%21%1
Guam159.5%---
Cayman Islands1216.3%---
Tonga1111.4%0.1%32.9%10.8%
Grenada98.8%---
Antigua and Barbuda99.9%---
Dominica69%---
Turks and Caicos Islands49.1%---
Micronesia23.6%0.4%12.4%11.3%
San Marino26.5%---
Palau26.1%---

Which country has the most flooding?

The Netherlands rank at the top of the list for overall flooding risk. Over two-thirds of the county is prone due to its low elevation.

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