Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.95 index in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
0.95 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
25th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.95 index
in 2020
All-time low
0.88 index
in 2016
Years of data
7
2016–2022

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Bangladesh, 2016–2022

00.20.40.60.812016201920222016: 0.88 index2017: 0.9 index2018: 0.9 index2019: 0.93 index2020: 0.95 index2021: 0.95 index2022: 0.95 index

Source: UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in index.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Bangladesh is 0.95 index, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

That represents a change of up 8.0% over ten years.

That places Bangladesh 25th out of 79 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Bangladesh, 2016 to 2022.
Year index Change
2016 0.88 index —
2017 0.9 index +2.3%
2018 0.9 index +0.0%
2019 0.93 index +3.3%
2020 0.95 index +2.2%
2021 0.95 index +0.0%
2022 0.95 index +0.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 0.95 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 index, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.9025 index 0.88 index 0.93 index 4
2020s 0.95 index 0.95 index 0.95 index 3

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 25 Estonia 0.95 index compare
  2. 27 Belarus 0.93 index compare
  3. 27 Kiribati 0.93 index compare
  4. 27 Kyrgyzstan 0.93 index compare
  5. 27 Portugal 0.93 index compare
  6. 27 Russia 0.93 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Bangladesh?
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Bangladesh was 0.95 index in 2022, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 0.95 index in 2020.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 0.88 index in 2016.
How does Bangladesh rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
Bangladesh ranks 25th out of 79 countries with data for 2022.
Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk
Unit
index
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
79 places, 680 data points, 2005–2025
Last refreshed

Score of adoption and implementation of national DRR strategies in line with the Sendai Framework.