Vulnerability to Sea Level Rise Index Score (0-1) - Sept. 30, 2022

This index measures a country's vulnerability to sea level rise on a 0-1 scale, with 0 indicating the least vulnerability. It informs about the potential impact of climate change on coastal communities.

Sep 30, 2022 Index
1st
  Netherlands
0.5541
2nd
  Bahrain
0.3717
3rd
  Vietnam
0.1547
4th
  Singapore
0.1472
5th
  Denmark
0.1181
6th
  Qatar
0.0956
7th
  Kuwait
0.081
8th
  Belgium
0.0712
9th
  Laos
0.0664
10th
  Bangladesh
0.0618
11th
  United Arab Emirates
0.0427
12th
  Japan
0.0396
12th
  Italy
0.0396
13th
  Austria
0.0387
14th
  Germany
0.0377
14th
  Czech Republic
0.0377
15th
  United Kingdom
0.0367
16th
  Senegal
0.0355
17th
  Greece
0.0343
18th
  Switzerland
0.0304
19th
  Sri Lanka
0.0293
20th
  Nicaragua
0.0287
21st
  Philippines
0.0282
22nd
  Myanmar
0.028
23rd
  Romania
0.0273
24th
  Honduras
0.0269
25th
  Indonesia
0.0249
26th
  Slovakia
0.0246
26th
  Thailand
0.0246
27th
  Mexico
0.0243
28th
  Uruguay
0.0203
28th
  Haiti
0.0203
29th
  Hungary
0.0199
29th
  Cambodia
0.0199
30th
  Mali
0.0192
31st
  Tunisia
0.0187
32nd
  South Korea
0.0182
32nd
  Canada
0.0182
33rd
  Sierra Leone
0.0171
34th
  El Salvador
0.0166
35th
  Ukraine
0.0163
36th
  Dominican Republic
0.016
37th
  Panama
0.0158
38th
  India
0.0153
38th
  Nepal
0.0153
39th
  Egypt
0.0151
40th
  Pakistan
0.0141
41st
  Serbia
0.014
42nd
  United States
0.0139
43rd
  France
0.0138
44th
  Ecuador
0.0127
45th
  Benin
0.012
46th
  Israel
0.0119
47th
  Ireland
0.0118
48th
  Malaysia
0.0117
49th
  Belarus
0.0116
50th
  Poland
0.0115
51st
  Mozambique
0.0113
52nd
  Norway
0.0111
53rd
  Paraguay
0.011
54th
  New Zealand
0.0109
55th
  China
0.0105
56th
  Venezuela
0.0099
57th
  Chile
0.0091
58th
  Ethiopia
0.009
59th
  Kazakhstan
0.0087
60th
  Sweden
0.0084
60th
  Azerbaijan
0.0084
60th
  Ghana
0.0084
61st
  Costa Rica
0.0083
62nd
  Argentina
0.0081
62nd
  Guinea
0.0081
63rd
  Uzbekistan
0.0077
63rd
  Tajikistan
0.0077
64th
  Oman
0.0076
64th
  Madagascar
0.0076
65th
  Russia
0.0068
66th
  Portugal
0.0065
67th
  Bolivia
0.0063
68th
  Colombia
0.0062
69th
  Zambia
0.0061
69th
  Malawi
0.0061
70th
  Finland
0.0059
71st
  Burkina Faso
0.0057
72nd
  Australia
0.0056
73rd
  Turkey
0.0054
74th
  Yemen
0.0053
75th
  Spain
0.0047
76th
  Saudi Arabia
0.0045
76th
  Brazil
0.0045
77th
  Peru
0.0036
78th
  Togo
0.0035
79th
  Guatemala
0.0031
80th
  Ivory Coast
0.003
81st
  Nigeria
0.0028
81st
  Niger
0.0028
82nd
  Bulgaria
0.0024
83rd
  Kenya
0.0022
84th
  Morocco
0.0021
85th
  Uganda
0.0015
85th
  Rwanda
0.0015
85th
  Burundi
0.0015
86th
  South Africa
0.001
86th
  Botswana
0.001
87th
  Tanzania
0.0009
88th
  Angola
0.0008
89th
  Sudan
0.0007
90th
  Cameroon
0.0006
90th
  Chad
0.0006
91st
  Algeria
0.0003
92nd
  DR Congo
0.0002
93rd
  Jordan
0.0001
93rd
  Syria
0.0001