Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Myanmar

Myanmar: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.98 index in 2023. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2023)
0.98 index
Change on year
up 1,860.0%
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.98 index
in 2023
All-time low
0.03 index
in 2009
Years of data
14
2005–2023

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Myanmar, 2005–2023

00.20.40.60.812005201420232005: 0 index2006: 0.05 index2009: 0.03 index2010: 0.1 index2011: 0.17 index2012: 0.17 index2013: 0.17 index2014: 0.2 index2015: 0.47 index2016: 0.55 index2017: 0.7 index2021: 0.05 index2022: 0.05 index2023: 0.98 index

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

Analysis

Myanmar recorded 0.98 index for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1,860.0% on the previous year and up 476.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Myanmar peaked at 0.98 index in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.03 index, in 2009.

Myanmar ranks 19th of 79 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

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

Annual values for Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Myanmar, 2005 to 2023.
Year index Change
2005 0 index
2006 0.05 index
2009 0.03 index -40.0%
2010 0.1 index +233.3%
2011 0.17 index +70.0%
2012 0.17 index +0.0%
2013 0.17 index +0.0%
2014 0.2 index +17.6%
2015 0.47 index +135.0%
2016 0.55 index +17.0%
2017 0.7 index +27.3%
2021 0.05 index -92.9%
2022 0.05 index +0.0%
2023 0.98 index +1860.0%

Myanmar compared with similar countries

  • Myanmar's 0.98 index is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.76 index, 1.3× the median. (20 countries reporting)
  • Myanmar's 0.98 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85 index, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Myanmar changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
2023 +1860.0% 0.05 index 0.98 index

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0.0267 index 0 index 0.05 index 3
2010s 0.3163 index 0.1 index 0.7 index 8
2020s 0.36 index 0.05 index 0.98 index 3

Countries ranked near Myanmar

  1. 19 Fiji 0.98 index compare
  2. 19 Georgia 0.98 index compare
  3. 19 Indonesia 0.98 index compare
  4. 19 Mauritius 0.98 index compare
  5. 19 Norway 0.98 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Myanmar?
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Myanmar was 0.98 index in 2023, 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 Myanmar?
The highest recorded value was 0.98 index in 2023.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Myanmar?
The lowest recorded value was 0.03 index in 2009.
How does Myanmar rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
Myanmar ranks 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Myanmar?
Over the last ten years it is up 476.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Myanmar 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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