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    Africa · Brazzaville

    The Republic of the Congo lies on the African Plate. Its natural and humanitarian risk index (INFORM) is 5.6 out of 10, a high level.

    Capital
    Brazzaville
    Population
    6,142,180
    Area
    342,000 km²
    Continent
    Africa

    Tectonic Plates

    Natural Hazards

    INFORM index by the European Commission, from 0 (very low) to 10 (very high), for each type of hazard.

    5.6/ 10 · High · ranked 40 of 191 countries
    Earthquakes0.1
    River Floods7.6
    Coastal Floods2.0
    Drought0.9

    People Exposed Each Year

    • 110,623to river floods
    • 270to coastal floods

    Risk Index Over Time

    0510 2017 : 5.52018 : 5.92019 : 5.72020 : 5.92021 : 5.72022 : 5.72023 : 5.72024 : 5.82025 : 5.92026 : 5.8 5.8 2017 2026

    Hazard Levels

    Hazard level assessed by ThinkHazard! (World Bank, GFDRR), meaning the likelihood of a damaging event, from very low to high.

    • River FloodHigh
    • Urban FloodHigh
    • WildfireHigh
    • Coastal FloodMedium
    • Extreme HeatMedium
    • EarthquakeLow
    • LandslideLow
    • TsunamiLow
    • Water ScarcityLow

    Details and recommendations on ThinkHazard!

    Volcanoes

    No volcano active over the last 10,000 years is recorded in this country.

    Major Earthquakes Since 1900

    No major earthquake has been recorded in this country since 1900.

    Sources : Natural Earth · Wikidata · INFORM Risk Index (1 September 2026 v 0.7.3), Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0 · NOAA NCEI · ThinkHazard!, GFDRR, CC BY · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Global Volcanism Program, Smithsonian Institution