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Population living below five metres elevation
Compare population living below five metres elevation across 215 ISO-mapped countries or territories using one fixed 2015 official-source slice.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7.3% of total population
Median: 3.0% of total population
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Guyana
78.5% of total population
Lowest
Burundi
0.0% of total population
Top 5 Countries
1Guyana78.5% of total population
2Suriname71.3% of total population
3Marshall Islands68.0% of total population
4Greenland59.9% of total population
5Gibraltar56.4% of total population
By Region
Key Findings
- •215 ISO-mapped countries or territories have a finite 2015 observation.
- •Guyana has the highest published value (78.4831581251732 % of total population).
- •Burundi has the lowest published value (0 % of total population).
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0% of total population)High (78.5% of total population)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.3% of total population)
About This Statistic
Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.
MapTheory retains one fixed year, unit and explicit source slice. Only finite ISO-mapped observations are included; aggregates, missing values, non-ISO geographies and conflicting duplicates are excluded. No values are estimated or imputed by MapTheory.
Methodology
Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana | 78.5% of total population |
| 2 | Suriname | 71.3% of total population |
| 3 | Marshall Islands | 68.0% of total population |
| 4 | Greenland | 59.9% of total population |
| 5 | Gibraltar | 56.4% of total population |
| 6 | Netherlands | 53.7% of total population |
| 7 | Maldives | 49.2% of total population |
| 8 | Tuvalu | 39.3% of total population |
| 9 | Belize | 33.9% of total population |
| 10 | Kiribati | 33.5% of total population |
| 11 | Bahrain | 33.0% of total population |
| 12 | Vietnam | 29.7% of total population |
| 13 | Saint Martin (French part) | 28.7% of total population |
| 14 | Seychelles | 28.5% of total population |
| 15 | United Arab Emirates | 26.7% of total population |
| 16 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 23.2% of total population |
| 17 | Mauritania | 21.0% of total population |
| 18 | Brunei Darussalam | 20.9% of total population |
| 19 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 20.8% of total population |
| 20 | Fiji | 18.3% of total population |
| 21 | Solomon Islands | 17.9% of total population |
| 22 | Cayman Islands | 17.6% of total population |
| 23 | Tonga | 17.5% of total population |
| 24 | Thailand | 17.5% of total population |
| 25 | Macao | 17.2% of total population |
| 26 | Nauru | 16.6% of total population |
| 27 | Egypt | 16.3% of total population |
| 28 | Eritrea | 15.5% of total population |
| 29 | French Polynesia | 14.6% of total population |
| 30 | Bahamas | 12.9% of total population |
| 31 | Dominica | 12.9% of total population |
| 32 | Virgin Islands, British | 12.7% of total population |
| 33 | Denmark | 12.6% of total population |
| 34 | Japan | 12.4% of total population |
| 35 | Palau | 12.3% of total population |
| 36 | Antigua and Barbuda | 12.2% of total population |
| 37 | Liberia | 11.7% of total population |
| 38 | Iceland | 11.3% of total population |
| 39 | Djibouti | 11.1% of total population |
| 40 | New Caledonia | 10.9% of total population |
| 41 | Philippines | 10.5% of total population |
| 42 | Latvia | 10.2% of total population |
| 43 | Malaysia | 10.1% of total population |
| 44 | Vanuatu | 10.1% of total population |
| 45 | Gabon | 9.5% of total population |
| 46 | Jamaica | 9.2% of total population |
| 47 | Albania | 9.2% of total population |
| 48 | Tunisia | 8.9% of total population |
| 49 | Indonesia | 8.8% of total population |
| 50 | Samoa | 8.8% of total population |
| 51 | Bangladesh | 8.4% of total population |
| 52 | Puerto Rico | 8.1% of total population |
| 53 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.1% of total population |
| 54 | Monaco | 7.9% of total population |
| 55 | Papua New Guinea | 7.6% of total population |
| 56 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 7.4% of total population |
| 57 | Hong Kong | 7.3% of total population |
| 58 | Benin | 7.3% of total population |
| 59 | Bermuda | 7.2% of total population |
| 60 | Ecuador | 7.2% of total population |
| 61 | Norway | 7.2% of total population |
| 62 | Senegal | 7.0% of total population |
| 63 | Oman | 6.8% of total population |
| 64 | Libya | 6.8% of total population |
| 65 | Myanmar | 6.8% of total population |
| 66 | Qatar | 6.7% of total population |
| 67 | Cape Verde | 6.5% of total population |
| 68 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.3% of total population |
| 69 | Panama | 6.0% of total population |
| 70 | Isle of Man | 6.0% of total population |
| 71 | Grenada | 5.9% of total population |
| 72 | Equatorial Guinea | 5.7% of total population |
| 73 | Belgium | 5.5% of total population |
| 74 | Sweden | 5.1% of total population |
| 75 | Greece | 5.1% of total population |
| 76 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 5.1% of total population |
| 77 | Aruba | 5.0% of total population |
| 78 | North Korea | 4.9% of total population |
| 79 | People's Republic of China | 4.9% of total population |
| 80 | Kuwait | 4.8% of total population |
| 81 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 4.7% of total population |
| 82 | American Samoa | 4.6% of total population |
| 83 | Iraq | 4.6% of total population |
| 84 | Finland | 4.6% of total population |
| 85 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.5% of total population |
| 86 | Montenegro | 4.4% of total population |
| 87 | Croatia | 4.3% of total population |
| 88 | Republic of The Gambia | 4.3% of total population |
| 89 | Madagascar | 4.3% of total population |
| 90 | Haiti | 4.1% of total population |
| 91 | Venezuela | 4.1% of total population |
| 92 | Cyprus | 4.0% of total population |
| 93 | Trinidad and Tobago | 4.0% of total population |
| 94 | Spain | 4.0% of total population |
| 95 | Georgia | 3.9% of total population |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 3.8% of total population |
| 97 | Italy | 3.8% of total population |
| 98 | Australia | 3.6% of total population |
| 99 | Sierra Leone | 3.5% of total population |
| 100 | Nigeria | 3.5% of total population |
| 101 | Somalia | 3.5% of total population |
| 102 | New Zealand | 3.3% of total population |
| 103 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.3% of total population |
| 104 | Comoros | 3.2% of total population |
| 105 | Saudi Arabia | 3.2% of total population |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 3.2% of total population |
| 107 | Timor-Leste | 3.0% of total population |
| 108 | Lebanon | 3.0% of total population |
| 109 | Mozambique | 2.8% of total population |
| 110 | Ireland | 2.8% of total population |
| 111 | United Kingdom | 2.7% of total population |
| 112 | Faroe Islands | 2.7% of total population |
| 113 | Estonia | 2.6% of total population |
| 114 | Türkiye | 2.6% of total population |
| 115 | Cuba | 2.5% of total population |
| 116 | Guam | 2.4% of total population |
| 117 | Malta | 2.4% of total population |
| 118 | Guinea | 2.3% of total population |
| 119 | Colombia | 2.3% of total population |
| 120 | Cameroon | 2.3% of total population |
| 121 | Brazil | 2.2% of total population |
| 122 | Barbados | 2.2% of total population |
| 123 | Uruguay | 2.2% of total population |
| 124 | South Korea | 2.1% of total population |
| 125 | Ghana | 2.1% of total population |
| 126 | France | 2.1% of total population |
| 127 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.0% of total population |
| 128 | Cambodia | 2.0% of total population |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 2.0% of total population |
| 130 | Germany | 2.0% of total population |
| 131 | United States of America | 2.0% of total population |
| 132 | India | 1.9% of total population |
| 133 | Dominican Republic | 1.8% of total population |
| 134 | Honduras | 1.8% of total population |
| 135 | Nicaragua | 1.8% of total population |
| 136 | Mauritius | 1.7% of total population |
| 137 | Israel | 1.7% of total population |
| 138 | Curaçao | 1.7% of total population |
| 139 | Poland | 1.6% of total population |
| 140 | Yemen | 1.6% of total population |
| 141 | Lithuania | 1.5% of total population |
| 142 | Angola | 1.5% of total population |
| 143 | Morocco | 1.4% of total population |
| 144 | Canada | 1.4% of total population |
| 145 | Slovenia | 1.4% of total population |
| 146 | Bulgaria | 1.3% of total population |
| 147 | Portugal | 1.3% of total population |
| 148 | Algeria | 1.2% of total population |
| 149 | Togo | 1.1% of total population |
| 150 | Ukraine | 1.1% of total population |
| 151 | Mexico | 1.1% of total population |
| 152 | Argentina | 1.0% of total population |
| 153 | Russian Federation | 1.0% of total population |
| 154 | Chile | 1.0% of total population |
| 155 | Republic of the Congo | 0.9% of total population |
| 156 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.9% of total population |
| 157 | El Salvador | 0.9% of total population |
| 158 | Singapore | 0.7% of total population |
| 159 | Peru | 0.7% of total population |
| 160 | Sudan | 0.5% of total population |
| 161 | Pakistan | 0.4% of total population |
| 162 | Kenya | 0.4% of total population |
| 163 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.4% of total population |
| 164 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.4% of total population |
| 165 | Romania | 0.3% of total population |
| 166 | Guatemala | 0.2% of total population |
| 167 | State of Palestine | 0.2% of total population |
| 168 | South Africa | 0.2% of total population |
| 169 | Namibia | 0.2% of total population |
| 170 | Jordan | 0.1% of total population |
| 171 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% of total population |
| 172 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0% of total population |
| 173 | Burundi | 0.0% of total population |
| 174 | Belarus | 0.0% of total population |
| 175 | Central African Republic | 0.0% of total population |
| 176 | Chad | 0.0% of total population |
| 177 | Czech Republic | 0.0% of total population |
| 178 | Ethiopia | 0.0% of total population |
| 179 | Hungary | 0.0% of total population |
| 180 | Kazakhstan | 0.0% of total population |
| 181 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% of total population |
| 182 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.0% of total population |
| 183 | Lesotho | 0.0% of total population |
| 184 | Liechtenstein | 0.0% of total population |
| 185 | Luxembourg | 0.0% of total population |
| 186 | Malawi | 0.0% of total population |
| 187 | Mali | 0.0% of total population |
| 188 | Mongolia | 0.0% of total population |
| 189 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.0% of total population |
| 190 | Nepal | 0.0% of total population |
| 191 | Niger | 0.0% of total population |
| 192 | Paraguay | 0.0% of total population |
| 193 | Rwanda | 0.0% of total population |
| 194 | San Marino | 0.0% of total population |
| 195 | Serbia | 0.0% of total population |
| 196 | Slovakia | 0.0% of total population |
| 197 | Zimbabwe | 0.0% of total population |
| 198 | South Sudan | 0.0% of total population |
| 199 | Eswatini | 0.0% of total population |
| 200 | Switzerland | 0.0% of total population |
| 201 | Tajikistan | 0.0% of total population |
| 202 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% of total population |
| 203 | Uganda | 0.0% of total population |
| 204 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 0.0% of total population |
| 205 | Burkina Faso | 0.0% of total population |
| 206 | Uzbekistan | 0.0% of total population |
| 207 | Zambia | 0.0% of total population |
| 208 | Afghanistan | 0.0% of total population |
| 209 | Andorra | 0.0% of total population |
| 210 | Armenia | 0.0% of total population |
| 211 | Austria | 0.0% of total population |
| 212 | Azerbaijan | 0.0% of total population |
| 213 | Bhutan | 0.0% of total population |
| 214 | Bolivia | 0.0% of total population |
| 215 | Botswana | 0.0% of total population |
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2015).
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