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

Kuwait: Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk was 0.5 index in 2017. ▬ Flat

Latest (2017)
0.5 index
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
65th
of 79 countries
All-time high
0.5 index
in 2011
All-time low
0.5 index
in 2011
Years of data
9
2005–2017

Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Kuwait, 2005–2017

00.10.20.30.40.52005201120172005: 0 index2008: 0 index2011: 0.5 index2012: 0.5 index2013: 0.5 index2014: 0.5 index2015: 0.5 index2016: 0.5 index2017: 0.5 index

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

Analysis

Kuwait recorded 0.5 index for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in 2017. That is the highest value across all 9 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Kuwait peaked at 0.5 index in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.5 index, in 2011.

That places Kuwait 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2017, putting it in the bottom quarter.

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

Annual values for Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Kuwait, 2005 to 2017.
Year index Change
2005 0 index
2008 0 index
2011 0.5 index
2012 0.5 index +0.0%
2013 0.5 index +0.0%
2014 0.5 index +0.0%
2015 0.5 index +0.0%
2016 0.5 index +0.0%
2017 0.5 index +0.0%

Kuwait compared with similar countries

  • Kuwait's 0.5 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.9 index, 56% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
  • Kuwait's 0.5 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 0.81 index, 62% of the median. (8 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 0 index 0 index 0 index 2
2010s 0.5 index 0.5 index 0.5 index 7

Countries ranked near Kuwait

  1. 62 Nauru 0.55 index
  2. 63 Burkina Faso 0.52 index
  3. 63 Ukraine 0.52 index compare
  4. 66 Samoa 0.47 index
  5. 67 Angola 0.43 index
  6. 67 Micronesia (country) 0.43 index

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Frequently asked questions

What is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Kuwait?
Score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk in Kuwait was 0.5 index in 2017, 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 Kuwait?
The highest recorded value was 0.5 index in 2011.
What is the lowest score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk recorded in Kuwait?
The lowest recorded value was 0.5 index in 2011.
How does Kuwait rank for score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk?
Kuwait ranks 65th out of 79 countries with data for 2017.
Is score of adoption and implementation of national strategies for managing disaster risk rising or falling in Kuwait?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Kuwait 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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