Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Norway

Norway: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.98 index in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
0.98 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
19th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.98 index
in 2014
All-time low
0.95 index
in 2012
Years of data
8
2012–2019

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Norway, 2012–2019

00.20.40.60.812012201520192012: 0.95 index2013: 0.95 index2014: 0.98 index2015: 0.98 index2016: 0.98 index2017: 0.98 index2018: 0.98 index2019: 0.98 index

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

Analysis

In 2019, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Norway stood at 0.98 index. That is the highest value across all 8 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.2% over ten years.

That places Norway 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

Annual values for Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Norway, 2012 to 2019.
Year index Change
2012 0.95 index
2013 0.95 index +0.0%
2014 0.98 index +3.2%
2015 0.98 index +0.0%
2016 0.98 index +0.0%
2017 0.98 index +0.0%
2018 0.98 index +0.0%
2019 0.98 index +0.0%

Norway compared with similar countries

  • Norway's 0.98 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Norway's 0.98 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.93 index, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Norway

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

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Frequently asked questions

What is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Norway?
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Norway was 0.98 index in 2019, 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 Norway?
The highest recorded value was 0.98 index in 2014.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Norway?
The lowest recorded value was 0.95 index in 2012.
How does Norway rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
Norway ranks 19th out of 79 countries with data for 2019.
Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Norway?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Norway 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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About this data

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.