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Rankings
The countries most exposed to natural hazards, those with the most volcanoes, and those that paid the heaviest toll to earthquakes, tsunamis and cyclones, based on the open data used on the map.
Countries Most Exposed to Natural Hazards
INFORM natural hazard exposure index (earthquakes, tsunamis, floods, cyclones, drought), out of 10.
- 1Japan8.3 / 10
- 2Philippines8.2 / 10
- 3Bangladesh8.1 / 10
- 4People's Republic of China7.8 / 10
- 5India7.8 / 10
- 6Indonesia7.4 / 10
- 7Pakistan7.4 / 10
- 8Vietnam7.3 / 10
- 9Myanmar7.1 / 10
- 10United States of America7.0 / 10
- 11Dominican Republic6.8 / 10
- 12Iran6.7 / 10
- 13Somalia6.6 / 10
- 14Colombia6.5 / 10
- 15Ecuador6.5 / 10
- 16Mexico6.5 / 10
- 17Peru6.4 / 10
- 18Haiti6.3 / 10
- 19Egypt6.2 / 10
- 20South Korea6.0 / 10
Countries With the Most Active Volcanoes
Volcanoes active over the last 10,000 years (Smithsonian).
- 1United States of America119 volcanoes
- 2Japan107 volcanoes
- 3Russia104 volcanoes
- 4Indonesia101 volcanoes
- 5Chile71 volcanoes
- 6Ethiopia48 volcanoes
- 7Papua New Guinea39 volcanoes
- 8Ecuador36 volcanoes
- 9Iceland35 volcanoes
- 10Mexico29 volcanoes
- 11Argentina28 volcanoes
- 12Canada24 volcanoes
- 13New Zealand23 volcanoes
- 14Philippines23 volcanoes
- 15Kenya21 volcanoes
- 16Tonga21 volcanoes
- 17Guatemala20 volcanoes
- 18Antarctica19 volcanoes
- 19France16 volcanoes
- 20El Salvador16 volcanoes
Countries Hit Hardest by Earthquakes Since 1900
Deaths from major earthquakes recorded by NOAA, including tsunamis.
- 1People's Republic of China714,518 deaths
- 2Haiti318,284 deaths
- 3Indonesia261,588 deaths
- 4Iran151,259 deaths
- 5Japan150,565 deaths
- 6Turkey148,102 deaths
- 7Pakistan143,700 deaths
- 8Italy120,418 deaths
- 9Turkmenistan114,232 deaths
- 10Peru70,359 deaths
- 11India52,844 deaths
- 12Chile38,610 deaths
- 13Armenia28,290 deaths
- 14Guatemala27,776 deaths
- 15Nepal21,119 deaths
- 16Afghanistan17,404 deaths
- 17Uzbekistan16,894 deaths
- 18Morocco16,775 deaths
- 19Mexico14,648 deaths
- 20Philippines14,332 deaths
Countries Hit Hardest by Tsunamis Since 1900
Deaths in the country according to NOAA observations.
- 1Indonesia177,310 deaths
- 2Sri Lanka35,332 deaths
- 3India26,073 deaths
- 4Japan20,226 deaths
- 5Thailand8,212 deaths
- 6Philippines4,857 deaths
- 7Russia4,055 deaths
- 8Chile2,826 deaths
- 9Papua New Guinea2,234 deaths
- 10Dominican Republic1,865 deaths
- 11Myanmar650 deaths
- 12Colombia645 deaths
- 13Somalia572 deaths
- 14United States of America553 deaths
- 15Samoa358 deaths
- 16Italy295 deaths
- 17El Salvador185 deaths
- 18Norway174 deaths
- 19Maldives149 deaths
- 20Malaysia137 deaths
Countries Most Often Hit by Major Cyclones Since 1950
Category 3+ or notable cyclones that made landfall in the country (IBTrACS).
- 1People's Republic of China288 cyclones
- 2Philippines232 cyclones
- 3United States of America231 cyclones
- 4Mexico207 cyclones
- 5Japan171 cyclones
- 6Vietnam144 cyclones
- 7Australia92 cyclones
- 8Canada81 cyclones
- 9Laos75 cyclones
- 10Taiwan74 cyclones
- 11Russia64 cyclones
- 12Cuba62 cyclones
- 13Thailand50 cyclones
- 14South Korea49 cyclones
- 15Madagascar40 cyclones
- 16India32 cyclones
- 17North Korea30 cyclones
- 18Dominican Republic24 cyclones
- 19Belize22 cyclones
- 20Guatemala20 cyclones
Event Rankings
Sources: INFORM Risk Index (Commission européenne, CC BY 4.0) · Smithsonian GVP · NOAA NCEI · IBTrACS