Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Portugal

Portugal: Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk was 0.93 index in 2023. ▲ Rising

Latest (2023)
0.93 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
27th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.93 index
in 2022
All-time low
0.35 index
in 2015
Years of data
9
2015–2023

Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Portugal, 2015–2023

00.20.40.60.812015201920232015: 0.35 index2016: 0.6 index2017: 0.9 index2018: 0.9 index2019: 0.9 index2020: 0.9 index2021: 0.9 index2022: 0.93 index2023: 0.93 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 Portugal is 0.93 index, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

That represents a change of up 165.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Portugal peaked at 0.93 index in 2022 and was at its lowest, 0.35 index, in 2015.

Portugal ranks 27th of 79 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

Annual values for Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Portugal, 2015 to 2023.
Year index Change
2015 0.35 index —
2016 0.6 index +71.4%
2017 0.9 index +50.0%
2018 0.9 index +0.0%
2019 0.9 index +0.0%
2020 0.9 index +0.0%
2021 0.9 index +0.0%
2022 0.93 index +3.3%
2023 0.93 index +0.0%

Portugal compared with similar countries

  • Portugal's 0.93 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.0× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Portugal's 0.93 index is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 0.93 index, 1.0× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.73 index 0.35 index 0.9 index 5
2020s 0.915 index 0.9 index 0.93 index 4

Countries ranked near Portugal

  1. 25 Bangladesh 0.95 index compare
  2. 25 Estonia 0.95 index compare
  3. 27 Belarus 0.93 index compare
  4. 27 Kiribati 0.93 index compare
  5. 27 Kyrgyzstan 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 Portugal?
Adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk in Portugal was 0.93 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 Portugal?
The highest recorded value was 0.93 index in 2022.
What is the lowest adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk recorded in Portugal?
The lowest recorded value was 0.35 index in 2015.
How does Portugal rank for adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk?
Portugal ranks 27th out of 79 countries with data for 2023.
Is adoption and implementation of policies to reduce disaster risk rising or falling in Portugal?
Over the last ten years it is up 165.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Portugal 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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