Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Canada

Canada: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2019
All-time low
0.2 index
in 2012
Years of data
9
2012–2025

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Canada, 2012–2025

0.20.40.60.812012201820252012: 0.2 index2018: 0.7 index2019: 1 index2020: 1 index2021: 1 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index2025: 1 index

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

Analysis

Canada recorded 1 index for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in 2025. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 400.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Canada peaked at 1 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2 index, in 2012.

Canada ranks 1st of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Canada, 2012 to 2025.
Year index Change
2012 0.2 index
2018 0.7 index +250.0%
2019 1 index +42.9%
2020 1 index +0.0%
2021 1 index +0.0%
2022 1 index +0.0%
2023 1 index +0.0%
2024 1 index +0.0%
2025 1 index +0.0%

Canada compared with similar countries

  • Canada's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.6333 index 0.2 index 1 index 3
2020s 1 index 1 index 1 index 6

Countries ranked near Canada

  1. 1 Algeria 1 index compare
  2. 1 Armenia 1 index compare
  3. 1 Colombia 1 index compare
  4. 1 Costa Rica 1 index compare
  5. 1 Ethiopia 1 index compare
  6. 1 Germany 1 index compare
  7. 1 Japan 1 index compare
  8. 1 Malaysia 1 index compare
  9. 1 Mongolia 1 index compare
  10. 1 Montenegro 1 index compare
  11. 1 Peru 1 index compare
  12. 1 Philippines 1 index compare
  13. 1 Qatar 1 index compare
  14. 1 South Korea 1 index compare
  15. 1 Tajikistan 1 index compare
  16. 1 United Kingdom 1 index compare
  17. 1 Barbados 1 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Canada?
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Canada was 1 index in 2025, 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 Canada?
The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2019.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Canada?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 index in 2012.
How does Canada rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
Canada ranks 1st out of 79 countries with data for 2025.
Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Canada?
Over the last ten years it is up 400.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Canada 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
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