Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk by country
Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework.
Countries reporting
79
Highest
1 index
Armenia
Lowest
0.05 index
Jamaica
Median
0.8 index
Years covered
21
2005–2025
Data points
680
What the numbers show
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk is currently reported for 79 countries. The highest value is 1 index in Armenia; the lowest is 0.05 index in Jamaica.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.8 index, and the mean is 0.7358 index.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20.
Over the past decade 49 countries rose and 13 fell. The largest increase was in Barbados (up 1,900.0%), and the largest decrease in Jamaica (down 91.2%).
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Armenia | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Tajikistan | 1 index | 2020 | up 400.0% | volatile |
| 1 | Qatar | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Philippines | 1 index | 2024 | up 122.2% | rising |
| 1 | Peru | 1 index | 2023 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 1 | Malaysia | 1 index | 2025 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Mongolia | 1 index | 2021 | — | rising |
| 1 | Montenegro | 1 index | 2024 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 1 | South Korea | 1 index | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 1 | Japan | 1 index | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | United Kingdom | 1 index | 2021 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Ethiopia | 1 index | 2019 | up 566.7% | volatile |
| 1 | Algeria | 1 index | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 1 | Germany | 1 index | 2025 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 1 | Costa Rica | 1 index | 2024 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 1 | Colombia | 1 index | 2024 | up 66.7% | rising |
| 1 | Canada | 1 index | 2025 | up 400.0% | rising |
| 1 | Barbados | 1 index | 2024 | up 1,900.0% | rising |
| 19 | Indonesia | 0.98 index | 2024 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 19 | Georgia | 0.98 index | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 0.98 index | 2019 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 19 | Myanmar | 0.98 index | 2023 | up 476.5% | volatile |
| 19 | Mauritius | 0.98 index | 2024 | up 1,860.0% | rising |
| 19 | Fiji | 0.98 index | 2022 | — | volatile |
| 25 | Bangladesh | 0.95 index | 2022 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 25 | Estonia | 0.95 index | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 27 | Belarus | 0.93 index | 2024 | up 830.0% | rising |
| 27 | Portugal | 0.93 index | 2023 | up 165.7% | rising |
| 27 | Kiribati | 0.93 index | 2021 | up 272.0% | rising |
| 27 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.93 index | 2024 | up 78.8% | rising |
| 27 | Russia | 0.93 index | 2024 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 32 | Chile | 0.9 index | 2024 | up 80.0% | rising |
| 32 | New Zealand | 0.9 index | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 32 | Jordan | 0.9 index | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 35 | Poland | 0.88 index | 2023 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 0.85 index | 2024 | down 3.4% | flat |
| 36 | Namibia | 0.85 index | 2024 | up 240.0% | rising |
| 38 | Czechia | 0.82 index | 2024 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 38 | Egypt | 0.82 index | 2024 | up 36.7% | rising |
| 40 | Thailand | 0.8 index | 2024 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 40 | Pakistan | 0.8 index | 2020 | up 86.0% | rising |
| 40 | United States | 0.8 index | 2021 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 43 | Morocco | 0.77 index | 2024 | up 1,440.0% | rising |
| 43 | Marshall Islands | 0.77 index | 2018 | — | flat |
| 43 | Papua New Guinea | 0.77 index | 2020 | — | volatile |
| 43 | Guatemala | 0.77 index | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 47 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.75 index | 2024 | up 200.0% | rising |
| 47 | Switzerland | 0.75 index | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Finland | 0.75 index | 2019 | — | flat |
| 47 | Ghana | 0.75 index | 2023 | up 1,400.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Togo | 0.7 index | 2024 | up 62.8% | rising |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 0.7 index | 2024 | up 48.9% | rising |
| 51 | Australia | 0.7 index | 2024 | up 250.0% | rising |
| 54 | Burundi | 0.68 index | 2024 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 54 | Bulgaria | 0.68 index | 2023 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 54 | Eswatini | 0.68 index | 2024 | up 172.0% | rising |
| 57 | Tuvalu | 0.65 index | 2022 | up 550.0% | volatile |
| 57 | France | 0.65 index | 2023 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 59 | Vanuatu | 0.6 index | 2021 | up 140.0% | volatile |
| 59 | Mexico | 0.6 index | 2024 | down 33.3% | falling |
| 59 | Slovenia | 0.6 index | 2024 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 62 | Nauru | 0.55 index | 2022 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 63 | Burkina Faso | 0.52 index | 2019 | — | rising |
| 63 | Ukraine | 0.52 index | 2023 | up 1,633.3% | rising |
| 65 | Kuwait | 0.5 index | 2017 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Samoa | 0.47 index | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 67 | Micronesia (country) | 0.43 index | 2021 | down 14.0% | flat |
| 67 | Angola | 0.43 index | 2018 | — | falling |
| 69 | Serbia | 0.32 index | 2022 | up 113.3% | volatile |
| 70 | Bolivia | 0.3 index | 2021 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 71 | Benin | 0.25 index | 2020 | up 150.0% | rising |
| 72 | Liberia | 0.17 index | 2021 | down 66.0% | rising |
| 72 | Solomon Islands | 0.17 index | 2022 | down 51.4% | flat |
| 74 | Malawi | 0.1 index | 2022 | down 88.2% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 0.1 index | 2023 | down 41.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 0.08 index | 2022 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Saudi Arabia | 0.05 index | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 77 | Botswana | 0.05 index | 2022 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 77 | Jamaica | 0.05 index | 2023 | down 91.2% | falling |
About this data
Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework.