Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Australia

Australia: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 0.7 index in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
0.7 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
51st
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.7 index
in 2019
All-time low
0.2 index
in 2015
Years of data
10
2015–2024

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Australia, 2015–2024

0.20.30.40.50.60.72015201920242015: 0.2 index2016: 0.2 index2017: 0.2 index2018: 0.62 index2019: 0.7 index2020: 0.7 index2021: 0.7 index2022: 0.6 index2023: 0.7 index2024: 0.7 index

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

Analysis

Australia recorded 0.7 index for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in 2024. That is the highest value across all 10 years on record.

The figure is up 250.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Australia peaked at 0.7 index in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.2 index, in 2015.

That places Australia 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Australia, 2015 to 2024.
Year index Change
2015 0.2 index
2016 0.2 index +0.0%
2017 0.2 index +0.0%
2018 0.62 index +210.0%
2019 0.7 index +12.9%
2020 0.7 index +0.0%
2021 0.7 index +0.0%
2022 0.6 index -14.3%
2023 0.7 index +16.7%
2024 0.7 index +0.0%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 0.7 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 78% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 0.7 index is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85 index, 82% of the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 0.384 index 0.2 index 0.7 index 5
2020s 0.68 index 0.6 index 0.7 index 5

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 51 Togo 0.7 index compare
  2. 51 Zimbabwe 0.7 index compare
  3. 54 Bulgaria 0.68 index compare
  4. 54 Burundi 0.68 index compare
  5. 54 Eswatini 0.68 index compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Australia?
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Australia was 0.7 index in 2024, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 0.7 index in 2019.
What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 0.2 index in 2015.
How does Australia rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
Australia ranks 51st out of 79 countries with data for 2024.
Is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 250.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing 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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