Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Mexico

Mexico: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.6 index in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
0.6 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
59th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.93 index
in 2018
All-time low
0.6 index
in 2022
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Mexico, 2015–2024

00.20.40.60.812015201920242015: 0.9 index2016: 0.9 index2017: 0.9 index2018: 0.93 index2019: 0.93 index2020: 0.93 index2021: 0.9 index2022: 0.6 index2023: 0.6 index2024: 0.6 index

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

Analysis

In 2024, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Mexico stood at 0.6 index. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is down 33.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Mexico peaked at 0.93 index in 2018 and was at its lowest, 0.6 index, in 2022.

Mexico ranks 59th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Mexico, 2015 to 2024.
Year index Change
2015 0.9 index
2016 0.9 index +0.0%
2017 0.9 index +0.0%
2018 0.93 index +3.3%
2019 0.93 index +0.0%
2020 0.93 index +0.0%
2021 0.9 index -3.2%
2022 0.6 index -33.3%
2023 0.6 index +0.0%
2024 0.6 index +0.0%

Mexico compared with similar countries

  • Mexico's 0.6 index is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.9 index, 67% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Mexico's 0.6 index is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.77 index, 78% of the median. (11 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.912 index 0.9 index 0.93 index 5
2020s 0.726 index 0.6 index 0.93 index 5

Countries ranked near Mexico

  1. 57 France 0.65 index compare
  2. 57 Tuvalu 0.65 index compare
  3. 59 Slovenia 0.6 index compare
  4. 59 Vanuatu 0.6 index compare
  5. 62 Nauru 0.55 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Mexico?
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Mexico was 0.6 index in 2024, 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 Mexico?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 index in 2018.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Mexico?
The lowest recorded value was 0.6 index in 2022.
How does Mexico rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
Mexico ranks 59th out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Mexico?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Mexico 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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