social2022
Plant species (higher), threatened
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2022. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.
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Key Insights
Global Average
143.0species
Median: 23.0species
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Madagascar
2,894.0species
Lowest
Bahrain
0.0species
Top 5 Countries
1Madagascar2,894.0species
2Ecuador2,029.0species
3Mexico1,426.0species
4Brazil1,346.0species
5Malaysia1,317.0species
By Region
South America721.0species(7 countries)
North America624.8species(4 countries)
Oceania393.5species(2 countries)
Asia226.4species(26 countries)
Africa163.3species(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (0.0species)High (2,894.0species)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 143.0species)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Oceania (2)
Asia (26)
Africa (9)
Other (135)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2022. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Madagascar | 2,894.0species |
| 2 | Ecuador | 2,029.0species |
| 3 | Mexico | 1,426.0species |
| 4 | Brazil | 1,346.0species |
| 5 | Malaysia | 1,317.0species |
| 6 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,010.0species |
| 7 | Indonesia | 977.0species |
| 8 | Colombia | 918.0species |
| 9 | Philippines | 903.0species |
| 10 | Cameroon | 888.0species |
| 11 | Australia | 766.0species |
| 12 | New Caledonia | 719.0species |
| 13 | People's Republic of China | 713.0species |
| 14 | United States of America | 688.0species |
| 15 | Papua New Guinea | 641.0species |
| 16 | Peru | 568.0species |
| 17 | India | 527.0species |
| 18 | Gabon | 468.0species |
| 19 | Venezuela | 463.0species |
| 20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 440.0species |
| 21 | South Africa | 428.0species |
| 22 | Kenya | 382.0species |
| 23 | Guatemala | 364.0species |
| 24 | Costa Rica | 319.0species |
| 25 | Vietnam | 308.0species |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 299.0species |
| 27 | Bolivia | 298.0species |
| 28 | Spain | 287.0species |
| 29 | Mozambique | 283.0species |
| 30 | Nigeria | 256.0species |
| 31 | Panama | 238.0species |
| 32 | Thailand | 232.0species |
| 33 | Guinea | 221.0species |
| 34 | Haiti | 219.0species |
| 35 | Jamaica | 214.0species |
| 36 | Honduras | 193.0species |
| 37 | Cuba | 192.0species |
| 38 | Brunei Darussalam | 182.0species |
| 39 | Equatorial Guinea | 165.0species |
| 40 | Yemen | 165.0species |
| 41 | Burundi | 159.0species |
| 42 | Cote d'Ivoire | 159.0species |
| 43 | Uganda | 146.0species |
| 44 | Portugal | 144.0species |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 143.0species |
| 46 | Liberia | 138.0species |
| 47 | Türkiye | 135.0species |
| 48 | Rwanda | 134.0species |
| 49 | Ghana | 128.0species |
| 50 | Italy | 122.0species |
| 51 | Nicaragua | 119.0species |
| 52 | Republic of the Congo | 111.0species |
| 53 | Myanmar | 110.0species |
| 54 | Ethiopia | 107.0species |
| 55 | Mauritius | 103.0species |
| 56 | Lebanon | 100.0species |
| 57 | Fiji | 95.0species |
| 58 | Chile | 91.0species |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 90.0species |
| 60 | Greece | 86.0species |
| 61 | Belize | 84.0species |
| 62 | Guyana | 82.0species |
| 63 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 80.0species |
| 64 | Zimbabwe | 80.0species |
| 65 | El Salvador | 77.0species |
| 66 | Armenia | 76.0species |
| 67 | Japan | 75.0species |
| 68 | Puerto Rico | 73.0species |
| 69 | Argentina | 73.0species |
| 70 | Sao Tome and Principe | 72.0species |
| 71 | Georgia | 70.0species |
| 72 | Singapore | 69.0species |
| 73 | Russian Federation | 68.0species |
| 74 | Angola | 68.0species |
| 75 | France | 65.0species |
| 76 | Somalia | 63.0species |
| 77 | Seychelles | 61.0species |
| 78 | Malawi | 59.0species |
| 79 | Trinidad and Tobago | 58.0species |
| 80 | Morocco | 57.0species |
| 81 | Zambia | 57.0species |
| 82 | French Polynesia | 56.0species |
| 83 | Bhutan | 55.0species |
| 84 | United Kingdom | 53.0species |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 53.0species |
| 86 | Cambodia | 51.0species |
| 87 | Cape Verde | 51.0species |
| 88 | Germany | 51.0species |
| 89 | Central African Republic | 50.0species |
| 90 | Namibia | 49.0species |
| 91 | Azerbaijan | 46.0species |
| 92 | Hungary | 45.0species |
| 93 | Suriname | 45.0species |
| 94 | Syrian Arab Republic | 44.0species |
| 95 | Israel | 39.0species |
| 96 | South Korea | 38.0species |
| 97 | Austria | 38.0species |
| 98 | Bangladesh | 35.0species |
| 99 | Slovakia | 32.0species |
| 100 | Czech Republic | 31.0species |
| 101 | Algeria | 31.0species |
| 102 | Mali | 29.0species |
| 103 | Ukraine | 29.0species |
| 104 | Bahamas | 28.0species |
| 105 | Virgin Islands, British | 25.0species |
| 106 | Nepal | 24.0species |
| 107 | Cayman Islands | 23.0species |
| 108 | Cyprus | 23.0species |
| 109 | Senegal | 23.0species |
| 110 | Paraguay | 22.0species |
| 111 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 22.0species |
| 112 | Uruguay | 22.0species |
| 113 | Canada | 21.0species |
| 114 | New Zealand | 21.0species |
| 115 | South Sudan | 21.0species |
| 116 | Dominica | 20.0species |
| 117 | North Korea | 20.0species |
| 118 | Norway | 20.0species |
| 119 | Pakistan | 20.0species |
| 120 | Switzerland | 20.0species |
| 121 | Benin | 17.0species |
| 122 | Hong Kong | 16.0species |
| 123 | Poland | 16.0species |
| 124 | Saint Lucia | 16.0species |
| 125 | Sudan | 16.0species |
| 126 | Uzbekistan | 16.0species |
| 127 | Comoros | 15.0species |
| 128 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 15.0species |
| 129 | Vanuatu | 15.0species |
| 130 | Togo | 15.0species |
| 131 | Romania | 14.0species |
| 132 | Eswatini | 14.0species |
| 133 | Bulgaria | 13.0species |
| 134 | Kazakhstan | 13.0species |
| 135 | Kyrgyzstan | 13.0species |
| 136 | Slovenia | 13.0species |
| 137 | Egypt | 13.0species |
| 138 | Guinea-Bissau | 12.0species |
| 139 | Sweden | 12.0species |
| 140 | Tunisia | 12.0species |
| 141 | Croatia | 11.0species |
| 142 | State of Palestine | 11.0species |
| 143 | Tajikistan | 11.0species |
| 144 | Tonga | 10.0species |
| 145 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.0species |
| 146 | Samoa | 10.0species |
| 147 | Libya | 9.0species |
| 148 | Serbia | 9.0species |
| 149 | Afghanistan | 9.0species |
| 150 | Ireland | 8.0species |
| 151 | Jordan | 8.0species |
| 152 | Oman | 8.0species |
| 153 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 8.0species |
| 154 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 8.0species |
| 155 | Bermuda | 8.0species |
| 156 | Chad | 7.0species |
| 157 | Eritrea | 7.0species |
| 158 | Grenada | 7.0species |
| 159 | Timor-Leste | 7.0species |
| 160 | Republic of The Gambia | 6.0species |
| 161 | Montenegro | 6.0species |
| 162 | Northern Mariana Islands | 6.0species |
| 163 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 6.0species |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 6.0species |
| 165 | Guam | 5.0species |
| 166 | Lesotho | 5.0species |
| 167 | Aruba | 5.0species |
| 168 | Palau | 5.0species |
| 169 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 5.0species |
| 170 | Saudi Arabia | 5.0species |
| 171 | Albania | 5.0species |
| 172 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.0species |
| 173 | Finland | 4.0species |
| 174 | Iraq | 4.0species |
| 175 | Malta | 4.0species |
| 176 | Curaçao | 4.0species |
| 177 | Niger | 4.0species |
| 178 | Turkmenistan | 4.0species |
| 179 | Barbados | 4.0species |
| 180 | Djibouti | 3.0species |
| 181 | Luxembourg | 3.0species |
| 182 | Netherlands | 3.0species |
| 183 | Belgium | 3.0species |
| 184 | Botswana | 3.0species |
| 185 | Belarus | 2.0species |
| 186 | Denmark | 2.0species |
| 187 | Estonia | 2.0species |
| 188 | Lithuania | 2.0species |
| 189 | Monaco | 2.0species |
| 190 | Moldova, Republic of | 2.0species |
| 191 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2.0species |
| 192 | American Samoa | 2.0species |
| 193 | Antigua and Barbuda | 2.0species |
| 194 | Faroe Islands | 1.0species |
| 195 | Gibraltar | 1.0species |
| 196 | Greenland | 1.0species |
| 197 | Latvia | 1.0species |
| 198 | Liechtenstein | 1.0species |
| 199 | Mauritania | 1.0species |
| 200 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 1.0species |
| 201 | Isle of Man | 1.0species |
| 202 | Andorra | 1.0species |
| 203 | Kiribati | 0.0species |
| 204 | Iceland | 0.0species |
| 205 | Kuwait | 0.0species |
| 206 | Macao | 0.0species |
| 207 | Maldives | 0.0species |
| 208 | Mongolia | 0.0species |
| 209 | Nauru | 0.0species |
| 210 | Marshall Islands | 0.0species |
| 211 | Qatar | 0.0species |
| 212 | San Marino | 0.0species |
| 213 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0species |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 0.0species |
| 215 | Bahrain | 0.0species |
Showing 215 of 215 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2022).
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