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The WorldRiskIndex uses 27 aggregated, publicly available indicators to determine disaster risk for 181 countries worldwide. Conceptually, the index is composed of exposure to extreme natural hazards and the societal vulnerability of individual countries.
"Pioneering Disaster Risk Index (DRI) Tool". United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Provides key information on all countries in the world. "World's Worst Natural Disasters" Includes list of world's deadliest disasters in history.
Padma Bridge is an under construction mega project of Bangladesh. Human Development Index: ranked 133rd [39] Global Peace Index: ranked 91st [40] Global Hunger Index: ranked 76th [41] Global Health Security Index: ranked 95th [42] Global Education Index: ranked 120th [43] Population below poverty line: ranked 80th [44]
Fragile States Index 2024 The table below shows the FSI for 2024, [ 5 ] with comparisons of each country's current score to previous years' indices. [ 6 ] A higher score (with a maximum of 120) indicates a weaker, more vulnerable, or more fragile situation in the country.
Disaster risk results from the interaction of three factors: hazard(s), vulnerability and exposure. [2]: 14 This is illustrated in the risk equation. Disaster risk reduction is extensive: Its scope is much broader and deeper than conventional emergency management. The objectives of DRR align with many sectors of development and humanitarian work.
[2] [3] In the 2020 edition of Germanwatch's Climate Risk Index, it ranked seventh in the list of countries most affected by climate calamities during the period 1999–2018. [4] Bangladesh's vulnerability to the effects of climate change is due to a combination of geographical factors, such as its flat, low-lying, and delta-exposed topography.
The Risks Report is published by the World Economic Forum ahead of the Forum's Annual Meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Based on the work of the Global Risk Network, the report describes changes occurring in the global risks landscape from year to year. The report also explores the interconnectedness of risks, and considers how the strategies for ...
[5] [6] Among the top 7 most populous nations accounting for over half of the world's population and approximately half of the total GDP of the world, Indonesia ranks 48th overall on the Global Peace Index, China 88th, India 116th, Brazil 131st, the United States 132nd, [5] Pakistan 140th and Nigeria 147th. Findings of the 2024 GPI indicate a ...