Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Bangladesh

Bangladesh: Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies was 11.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
11.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
66th
of 78 countries
All-time high
11.7%
in 2019
All-time low
7.0%
in 2015
Years of data
6
2015–2020

Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Bangladesh, 2015–2020

02.557.51012.52015201720202015: 7 %2016: 8.9 %2017: 9.9 %2018: 11.3 %2019: 11.7 %2020: 11.7 %

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Bangladesh is 11.7%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 68.5% over ten years.

That places Bangladesh 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.

Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Bangladesh, year by year

Annual values for Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Bangladesh, 2015 to 2020.
Year % Change
2015 7.0%
2016 8.9% +28.6%
2017 9.9% +11.1%
2018 11.3% +14.0%
2019 11.7% +3.5%
2020 11.7% +0.0%

Bangladesh compared with similar countries

  • Bangladesh's 11.7% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 58.4%, 20% of the median. (19 countries reporting)

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 9.8% 7.0% 11.7% 5
2020s 11.7% 11.7% 11.7% 1

Countries ranked near Bangladesh

  1. 63 Mozambique 17.5%
  2. 64 Nepal 16.9% compare
  3. 65 Georgia 11.8% compare
  4. 67 Micronesia (country) 11.7% compare
  5. 68 Burkina Faso 9.0% compare
  6. 69 Mauritius 8.3% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Bangladesh?
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies in Bangladesh was 11.7% in 2020, according to UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data.
What is the highest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Bangladesh?
The highest recorded value was 11.7% in 2019.
What is the lowest share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies recorded in Bangladesh?
The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2015.
How does Bangladesh rank for share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies?
Bangladesh ranks 66th out of 78 countries with data for 2020.
Is share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies rising or falling in Bangladesh?
Over the last ten years it is up 68.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
The figures come from UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Share of local governments that implemented local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national strategies
Unit
%
Source
UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
78 places, 762 data points, 2005–2025
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Proportion of local governments that adopt and implement local disaster risk reduction strategies in line with national disaster risk reduction strategies (%).