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Country ranking for field: natural hazards 2025

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This entry lists potential natural disasters. For countries where volcanic activity is common, a volcanism subfield highlights historically active volcanoes.

	World	large areas of the world are subject to severe weather and natural disasters
1	Afghanistan	0
2	Albania	destructive earthquakes; tsunamis occur along southwestern coast; floods; drought
3	Algeria	mountainous areas subject to severe earthquakes; mudslides and floods in rainy season; droughts
4	American Samoa	cyclones common from December to March
5	Andorra	avalanches
6	Angola	locally heavy rainfall causes periodic flooding on the plateau
7	Anguilla	frequent hurricanes and other tropical storms
8	Antarctica	katabatic
9	Antigua and Barbuda	hurricanes and tropical storms
10	Arctic Ocean	ice islands occasionally break away from northern Ellesmere Island; icebergs calved from glaciers in western Greenland and extreme northeastern Canada; permafrost in islands; virtually ice locked from October to June; ships subject to superstructure icing from October to May
11	Argentina	San Miguel de Tucumán and Mendoza areas in the Andes subject to earthquakes; pamperos are violent windstorms that can strike the pampas and northeast; heavy flooding in some areas
12	Armenia	occasionally severe earthquakes; droughts
13	Aruba	hurricanes; lies outside the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
14	Ashmore and Cartier Islands	surrounded by shoals and reefs that can pose maritime hazards
15	Atlantic Ocean	icebergs common in Davis Strait Denmark Strait and the northwestern Atlantic Ocean from February to August and have been spotted as far south as Bermuda and the Madeira Islands; ships subject to superstructure icing in extreme northern Atlantic from October to May; persistent fog can be a maritime hazard from May to September; hurricanes
16	Australia	cyclones along the coast; severe droughts; forest fires
17	Austria	landslides; avalanches; earthquakes
18	Azerbaijan	droughts
19	Bahrain	periodic droughts; dust storms
20	Bangladesh	droughts; cyclones; much of the country routinely inundated during the summer monsoon season
21	Barbados	infrequent hurricanes; periodic landslides
22	Belarus	large tracts of marshy land
23	Belgium	flooding is a threat along rivers and in areas of reclaimed coastal land protected from the sea by concrete dikes
24	Belize	frequent devastating hurricanes
25	Benin	hot dry dusty harmattan wind may affect north from December to March
26	Bermuda	hurricanes
27	Bhutan	violent storms from the Himalayas are the source of the country's Bhutanese name which translates as Land of the Thunder Dragon; frequent landslides during the rainy season
28	Bolivia	flooding in the northeast
29	Bosnia and Herzegovina	destructive earthquakes
30	Botswana	periodic droughts; seasonal August winds blow from the west carrying sand and dust across the country which can obscure visibility
31	Bouvet Island	occasional volcanism rock slides; harsh climate surrounded by pack ice in winter
32	Brazil	recurring droughts in northeast; floods and occasional frost in south
33	British Indian Ocean Territory	none; located outside routes of Indian Ocean cyclones
34	British Virgin Islands	hurricanes and tropical storms
35	Brunei	typhoons earthquakes and severe flooding are rare
36	Bulgaria	earthquakes; landslides
37	Burkina Faso	recurring droughts
38	Burundi	flooding; landslides; drought
39	Cabo Verde	prolonged droughts; seasonal harmattan wind produces obscuring dust; volcanically and seismically active
40	Cambodia	monsoonal rains
41	Cameroon	volcanic activity with periodic releases of poisonous gases from Lake Nyos and Lake Monoun volcanoes
42	Canada	continuous permafrost in north is a serious obstacle to development; cyclonic storms form east of the Rocky Mountains a result of the mixing of air masses from the Arctic Pacific and North American interior and produce most of the country's rain and snow east of the mountains
43	Cayman Islands	hurricanes
44	Central African Republic	hot dry dusty harmattan winds affect northern areas; floods are common
45	Chad	hot dry dusty harmattan winds occur in north; periodic droughts; locust plagues
46	Chile	severe earthquakes; active volcanism; tsunamis
47	China	frequent typhoons
48	Christmas Island	the narrow fringing reef surrounding the island can be a maritime hazard
49	Clipperton Island	subject to tropical storms and hurricanes from May to October
50	Cocos Islands	cyclone season is October to April
51	Colombia	highlands subject to volcanic eruptions; occasional earthquakes; periodic droughts
52	Comoros	cyclones possible during rainy season
53	Congo	seasonal flooding
54	Cook Islands	tropical cyclones
55	Coral Sea Islands Territory	occasional tropical cyclones
56	Costa Rica	occasional earthquakes hurricanes along Atlantic coast; frequent flooding of lowlands at onset of rainy season and landslides; active volcanoes
57	Croatia	destructive earthquakes
58	Cuba	the east coast is subject to hurricanes from August to November
59	Curaçao	Curaçao is south of the Caribbean hurricane belt and is rarely threatened
60	Cyprus	moderate earthquake activity; droughts
61	Czech Republic	flooding
62	Democratic Republic of the Congo	periodic droughts in south; Congo River floods
63	Denmark	flooding is a threat in some areas of the country
64	Djibouti	earthquakes; droughts; occasional cyclonic disturbances from the Indian Ocean bring heavy rains and flash floods
65	Dominica	flash floods are a constant threat; destructive hurricanes can be expected during the late summer months
66	Dominican Republic	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding; periodic droughts
67	Ecuador	frequent earthquakes; landslides; volcanic activity; floods; periodic droughts
68	Egypt	periodic droughts; frequent earthquakes; flash floods; landslides; hot driving windstorms called khamsin occur in spring; dust storms; sandstorms
69	El Salvador	known as the Land of Volcanoes; frequent and sometimes destructive earthquakes and volcanic activity; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
70	Equatorial Guinea	violent windstorms; flash floods
71	Eritrea	frequent droughts rare earthquakes and volcanoes; locust swarms
72	Estonia	sometimes flooding occurs in the spring
73	Eswatini	drought
74	Ethiopia	geologically active Great Rift Valley susceptible to earthquakes volcanic eruptions; frequent droughts
75	European Union	flooding along coasts; avalanches in mountainous area; earthquakes in the south; volcanic eruptions in Italy; periodic droughts in Spain; ice floes in the Baltic Sea region
76	Falkland Islands	strong winds persist throughout the year
77	Faroe Islands	strong winds and heavy rains can occur throughout the year
78	Federated States of Micronesia	typhoons
79	Fiji	cyclonic storms can occur from November to January
80	Finland	severe winters in the north
81	French Polynesia	occasional cyclonic storms in January
82	French Southern and Antarctic Lands	Ile Amsterdam and Ile Saint-Paul are inactive volcanoes; Iles Éparses are subject to periodic cyclones; Bassas da India is a maritime hazard because it is under water for three hours before and after high tide
83	Gabon	none
84	Gaza Strip	droughts
85	Georgia	earthquakes
86	Germany	flooding
87	Ghana	dry dusty northeastern harmattan winds from January to March; droughts
88	Gibraltar	occasional droughts; no streams or large bodies of water on the peninsula
89	Greece	severe earthquakes
90	Greenland	continuous permafrost over northern two-thirds of the island
91	Grenada	lies on edge of hurricane belt; hurricane season lasts from June to November
92	Guam	frequent squalls during rainy season; relatively rare but potentially destructive typhoons
93	Guatemala	numerous volcanoes in mountains with occasional violent earthquakes; Caribbean coast extremely susceptible to hurricanes and other tropical storms
94	Guernsey	very large tidal variation and fast currents can make local waters dangerous
95	Guinea-Bissau	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season; brush fires
96	Guinea	hot dry dusty harmattan haze may reduce visibility during dry season
97	Guyana	flash flood threat during rainy seasons
98	Haiti	lies in the middle of the hurricane belt and subject to severe storms from June to October; occasional flooding and earthquakes; periodic droughts
99	Heard Island and McDonald Islands	Mawson Peak an active volcano is on Heard Island
100	Holy See	occasional earthquakes
101	Honduras	frequent but generally mild earthquakes; extremely susceptible to damaging hurricanes and floods along the Caribbean coast
102	Hong Kong	occasional typhoons
103	Iceland	earthquakes and volcanic activity
104	India	droughts; flash floods as well as widespread and destructive flooding from monsoonal rains; severe thunderstorms; earthquakes
105	Indian Ocean	occasional icebergs pose navigational hazard in southern reaches
106	Indonesia	occasional floods; severe droughts; tsunamis; earthquakes; volcanoes; forest fires
107	Iran	periodic droughts floods; dust storms sandstorms; earthquakes
108	Iraq	dust storms; sandstorms; floods
109	Ireland	rare extreme weather events
110	Isle of Man	occasional high winds and rough seas
111	Israel	sandstorms may occur during spring and summer; droughts; periodic earthquakes
112	Italy	regional risks include landslides mudflows avalanches earthquakes volcanic eruptions flooding; land subsidence in Venice
113	Jamaica	hurricanes
114	Jan Mayen	dominated by the volcano Beerenberg
115	Japan	many dormant and some active volcanoes; about 1500 seismic occurrences
116	Jersey	very large tidal variation can be hazardous to navigation
117	Jordan	droughts; periodic earthquakes; flash floods
118	Kazakhstan	earthquakes in the south; mudslides around Almaty
119	Kenya	recurring drought; flooding during rainy seasons
120	Kiribati	typhoons can occur any time but usually November to March; occasional tornadoes; low level of some of the islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
121	Kuwait	sudden cloudbursts are common from October to April and bring heavy rain which can damage roads and houses; sandstorms and dust storms occur throughout the year but are most common between March and August
122	Kyrgyzstan	major flooding during snow melt; prone to earthquakes
123	Laos	floods droughts
124	Latvia	large percentage of agricultural fields can become waterlogged and require drainage
125	Lebanon	earthquakes; dust storms sandstorms
126	Lesotho	periodic droughts
127	Liberia	dust-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
128	Libya	hot dry dust-laden ghibli is a southern wind lasting one to four days in spring and fall; dust storms sandstorms
129	Liechtenstein	avalanches landslides
130	Lithuania	occasional floods droughts
131	Luxembourg	occasional flooding
132	Macau	typhoons
133	Madagascar	periodic cyclones; drought; and locust infestation
134	Malawi	flooding; droughts; earthquakes
135	Malaysia	flooding; landslides; forest fires
136	Maldives	tsunamis; low elevation of islands makes them sensitive to sea level rise
137	Mali	hot dust-laden harmattan haze common during dry seasons; recurring droughts; occasional Niger River flooding
138	Malta	occasional droughts
139	Marshall Islands	infrequent typhoons
140	Mauritania	hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind primarily in March and April; periodic droughts
141	Mauritius	cyclones
142	Mexico	tsunamis along the Pacific coast; volcanoes and destructive earthquakes in the center and south; hurricanes on the Pacific Gulf of America and Caribbean coasts
143	Moldova	landslides
144	Monaco	none
145	Mongolia	dust storms; grassland and forest fires; drought; 'zud' which is harsh winter conditions
146	Montenegro	destructive earthquakes
147	Montserrat	volcanic eruptions; severe hurricanes
148	Morocco	in the north the mountains are geologically unstable and subject to earthquakes; periodic droughts; windstorms; flash floods; landslides; in the south a hot dry dust/sand-laden sirocco wind can occur during winter and spring; widespread harmattan haze exists 60% of time often severely restricting visibility
149	Mozambique	severe droughts; devastating cyclones and floods in central and southern provinces
150	Myanmar	destructive earthquakes and cyclones; flooding and landslides common during rainy season
151	Namibia	prolonged periods of drought
152	Nauru	periodic droughts
153	Navassa Island	hurricanes
154	Nepal	severe thunderstorms; flooding; landslides; drought and famine depending on the timing intensity and duration of the summer monsoons
155	New Caledonia	cyclones most frequent from November to March
156	New Zealand	earthquakes are common though usually not severe; volcanic activity
157	Nicaragua	destructive earthquakes; volcanoes; landslides; extremely susceptible to hurricanes
158	Niger	recurring droughts
159	Nigeria	periodic droughts; flooding
160	Niue	tropical cyclones
161	Norfolk Island	tropical cyclones
162	North Korea	late spring droughts often followed by severe flooding; occasional typhoons during the early fall
163	North Macedonia	high seismic risks
164	Northern Mariana Islands	active volcanoes on Pagan and Agrihan; typhoons
165	Norway	rockslides avalanches
166	Oman	summer winds often raise large sandstorms and dust storms in interior; periodic droughts
167	Pacific Ocean	surrounded by a zone of violent volcanic and earthquake activity sometimes referred to as the 'Pacific Ring of Fire'; up to 90% of the world's earthquakes and some 75% of the world's volcanoes occur within the Ring of Fire; 80% of tsunamis caused by volcanic or seismic events occur within the 'Pacific Ring of Fire'; subject to tropical cyclones
168	Pakistan	frequent earthquakes occasionally severe especially in north and west; flooding along the Indus after heavy rains
169	Palau	typhoons
170	Panama	occasional severe storms and forest fires in the Darien area
171	Papua New Guinea	active volcanism; frequent and sometimes severe earthquakes; mud slides; tsunamis
172	Paracel Islands	typhoons
173	Paraguay	local flooding in southeast
174	Peru	earthquakes tsunamis flooding landslides mild volcanic activity
175	Philippines	astride typhoon belt usually affected by several cyclonic storms each year; landslides; active volcanoes; destructive earthquakes; tsunamis
176	Pitcairn Islands	occasional tropical cyclones
177	Poland	flooding
178	Portugal	Azores subject to severe earthquakes
179	Puerto Rico	periodic droughts; hurricanes
180	Qatar	haze dust storms sandstorms common
181	Romania	earthquakes most severe in south and southwest; geologic structure and climate promote landslides
182	Russia	permafrost over much of Siberia is a major impediment to development; volcanic activity in the Kuril Islands; volcanoes and earthquakes on the Kamchatka Peninsula; spring floods and summer/autumn forest fires in Siberia and parts of European Russia
183	Rwanda	periodic droughts; the volcanic Virunga Mountains are in the northwest along the border with Democratic Republic of the Congo
184	Saint Helena	active volcanism
185	Saint Kitts and Nevis	hurricanes
186	Saint Lucia	hurricanes
187	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	hurricanes; La Soufrière volcano on the island of Saint Vincent is a constant threat
188	Saint-Martin	subject to hurricanes from July to November
189	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon	persistent fog throughout the year can be a maritime hazard
190	Samoa	occasional cyclones; active volcanism
191	San Marino	occasional earthquakes
192	Saudi Arabia	frequent sand and dust storms
193	Senegal	lowlands seasonally flooded; periodic droughts
194	Serbia	destructive earthquakes
195	Seychelles	lies outside the cyclone belt so severe storms are rare; occasional short droughts
196	Sierra Leone	dry sand-laden harmattan winds blow from the Sahara
197	Singapore	flash floods
198	Sint Maarten	subject to hurricanes from July to November
199	Slovakia	flooding
200	Slovenia	flooding; earthquakes
201	Solomon Islands	tropical cyclones but rarely destructive; geologically active region with frequent earthquakes tremors and volcanic activity; tsunamis
202	Somalia	recurring droughts; frequent dust storms over eastern plains in summer; floods during rainy season
203	South Africa	prolonged droughts
204	South Georgia and South Sandwich Islands	the South Sandwich Islands have prevailing weather conditions that generally make them difficult to approach by ship; they are also subject to active volcanism
205	South Korea	occasional typhoons bring high winds and floods; low-level seismic activity common in southwest
206	Southern Ocean	huge icebergs with drafts up to several hundred meters; smaller bergs and iceberg fragments; sea ice
207	Spain	periodic droughts occasional flooding
208	Spratly Islands	typhoons; numerous reefs and shoals pose a serious maritime hazard
209	Sri Lanka	occasional cyclones and tornadoes
210	Sudan	dust storms and periodic persistent droughts
211	Suriname	flooding
212	Svalbard	ice floes often block the entrance to Bellsund
213	Sweden	ice floes in the surrounding waters especially in the Gulf of Bothnia can interfere with maritime traffic
214	Switzerland	avalanches landslides; flash floods
215	Syria	dust storms sandstorms
216	São Tomé and Príncipe	flooding
217	Taiwan	earthquakes; typhoons
218	Tajikistan	earthquakes; floods
219	Tanzania	flooding on the central plateau during the rainy season; drought
220	Thailand	land subsidence in Bangkok area resulting from the depletion of the water table; droughts
221	The Bahamas	hurricanes and other tropical storms cause extensive flood and wind damage
222	The Gambia	droughts
223	The Netherlands	flooding
224	Timor-Leste	floods and landslides are common; earthquakes; tsunamis; tropical cyclones
225	Togo	hot dry harmattan wind can reduce visibility in north during winter; periodic droughts
226	Tokelau	lies in Pacific cyclone belt
227	Tonga	cyclones
228	Trinidad and Tobago	outside usual path of hurricanes and other tropical storms
229	Tunisia	flooding; earthquakes; droughts
230	Turkey	severe earthquakes especially in northern Turkey along an arc extending from the Sea of Marmara to Lake Van; landslides; flooding
231	Turkmenistan	earthquakes; mudslides; droughts; dust storms; floods
232	Turks and Caicos Islands	frequent hurricanes
233	Tuvalu	severe tropical storms are usually rare but in 1997 there were three cyclones; low levels of islands make them sensitive to changes in sea level
234	U.S. Virgin Islands	several hurricanes in recent years; frequent and severe droughts and floods; occasional earthquakes
235	Uganda	droughts; floods; earthquakes; landslides; hailstorms
236	Ukraine	occasional floods; occasional droughts
237	United Arab Emirates	frequent sand and dust storms
238	United Kingdom	winter windstorms; floods
239	United States	tsunamis; volcanoes; earthquake activity around Pacific Basin; hurricanes along the Atlantic and Gulf of America coasts; tornadoes in the Midwest and Southeast; mud slides in California; forest fires in the west; flooding; permafrost in northern Alaska is a major impediment to development
240	Uruguay	seasonally high winds
241	Uzbekistan	earthquakes; floods; landslides or mudslides; avalanches; droughts
242	Vanuatu	tropical cyclones
243	Venezuela	subject to floods rockslides mudslides; periodic droughts
244	Vietnam	occasional typhoons
245	Wake Island	subject to occasional typhoons
246	Wallis and Futuna	cyclones; tsunamis
247	West Bank	droughts
248	Yemen	sandstorms and dust storms in summer
249	Zambia	periodic drought; tropical storms
250	Zimbabwe	recurring droughts; floods and severe storms are rare

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