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

Japan: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 1 index in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
1 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 79 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2011
All-time low
1 index
in 2011
Years of data
14
2011–2024

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Japan, 2011–2024

00.20.40.60.812011201720242011: 1 index2012: 1 index2013: 1 index2014: 1 index2015: 1 index2016: 1 index2017: 1 index2018: 1 index2019: 1 index2020: 1 index2021: 1 index2022: 1 index2023: 1 index2024: 1 index

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

Analysis

In 2024, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Japan stood at 1 index. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Japan peaked at 1 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1 index, in 2011.

Japan ranks 1st of 79 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Annual values for Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Japan, 2011 to 2024.
Year index Change
2011 1 index
2012 1 index +0.0%
2013 1 index +0.0%
2014 1 index +0.0%
2015 1 index +0.0%
2016 1 index +0.0%
2017 1 index +0.0%
2018 1 index +0.0%
2019 1 index +0.0%
2020 1 index +0.0%
2021 1 index +0.0%
2022 1 index +0.0%
2023 1 index +0.0%
2024 1 index +0.0%

Japan compared with similar countries

  • Japan's 1 index is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 1.1× the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Japan's 1 index is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.85 index, 1.2× the median. (20 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 1 index 1 index 1 index 9
2020s 1 index 1 index 1 index 5

Countries ranked near Japan

  1. 1 Algeria 1 index compare
  2. 1 Armenia 1 index compare
  3. 1 Colombia 1 index compare
  4. 1 Costa Rica 1 index compare
  5. 1 Ethiopia 1 index compare
  6. 1 Germany 1 index compare
  7. 1 Malaysia 1 index compare
  8. 1 Mongolia 1 index compare
  9. 1 Montenegro 1 index compare
  10. 1 Peru 1 index compare
  11. 1 Philippines 1 index compare
  12. 1 Qatar 1 index compare
  13. 1 South Korea 1 index compare
  14. 1 Tajikistan 1 index compare
  15. 1 United Kingdom 1 index compare
  16. 1 Barbados 1 index compare
  17. 1 Canada 1 index compare

See the full ranking of 79 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Japan?
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Japan was 1 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 Japan?
The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2011.
What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Japan?
The lowest recorded value was 1 index in 2011.
How does Japan rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
Japan ranks 1st 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 Japan?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Japan 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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