Maptheory
demographic2015

Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2015. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•215 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
4.5% (share) of population
Median: 1.7% (share) of population
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Gibraltar
55.3% (share) of population
Lowest
Botswana
0.0% (share) of population
Top 5 Countries
1Gibraltar55.3% (share) of population
2Suriname53.5% (share) of population
3Guyana52.0% (share) of population
4Netherlands43.8% (share) of population
5Marshall Islands36.3% (share) of population
By Region
Asia5.3% (share) of population(26 countries)
Other5.0% (share) of population(135 countries)
Europe3.4% (share) of population(32 countries)
Oceania2.5% (share) of population(2 countries)
Africa2.4% (share) of population(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0% (share) of population)High (55.3% (share) of population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 4.5% (share) of population)

Asia (26)
Other (135)
Europe (32)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
South America (7)
North America (4)

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 2015. 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 ↕
1Gibraltar55.3% (share) of population
2Suriname53.5% (share) of population
3Guyana52.0% (share) of population
4Netherlands43.8% (share) of population
5Marshall Islands36.3% (share) of population
6Bahrain32.0% (share) of population
7Belize28.5% (share) of population
8Saint Martin (French part)25.6% (share) of population
9United Arab Emirates25.5% (share) of population
10Vietnam22.5% (share) of population
11Mauritania19.5% (share) of population
12Maldives18.2% (share) of population
13Macao16.5% (share) of population
14Greenland16.4% (share) of population
15Eritrea14.9% (share) of population
16Thailand14.7% (share) of population
17Brunei Darussalam13.9% (share) of population
18Egypt13.8% (share) of population
19Kiribati13.3% (share) of population
20Seychelles13.3% (share) of population
21Japan11.6% (share) of population
22Tonga11.4% (share) of population
23Cayman Islands11.1% (share) of population
24Liberia9.5% (share) of population
25Denmark8.6% (share) of population
26Djibouti8.6% (share) of population
27Tunisia8.0% (share) of population
28Latvia8.0% (share) of population
29Gabon7.9% (share) of population
30Nauru7.4% (share) of population
31Jamaica7.3% (share) of population
32Monaco7.3% (share) of population
33Puerto Rico7.0% (share) of population
34Dominica7.0% (share) of population
35Hong Kong6.7% (share) of population
36Malaysia6.5% (share) of population
37Indonesia6.4% (share) of population
38Albania6.4% (share) of population
39Ecuador6.4% (share) of population
40Iceland6.3% (share) of population
41Bangladesh6.1% (share) of population
42Turks and Caicos Islands6.0% (share) of population
43Benin6.0% (share) of population
44Philippines5.9% (share) of population
45Qatar5.9% (share) of population
46Libya5.8% (share) of population
47New Caledonia5.3% (share) of population
48Oman5.1% (share) of population
49Bermuda4.9% (share) of population
50Equatorial Guinea4.9% (share) of population
51Senegal4.8% (share) of population
52Papua New Guinea4.8% (share) of population
53Aruba4.6% (share) of population
54Sint Maarten (Dutch part)4.5% (share) of population
55People's Republic of China4.4% (share) of population
56Virgin Islands, British4.3% (share) of population
57Belgium4.2% (share) of population
58Grenada4.1% (share) of population
59Bahamas4.0% (share) of population
60Antigua and Barbuda4.0% (share) of population
61Kuwait3.9% (share) of population
62Isle of Man3.6% (share) of population
63French Polynesia3.5% (share) of population
64Fiji3.5% (share) of population
65Iraq3.5% (share) of population
66Sweden3.4% (share) of population
67North Korea3.4% (share) of population
68Spain3.4% (share) of population
69Myanmar3.4% (share) of population
70Micronesia, Federated States of3.3% (share) of population
71Northern Mariana Islands3.3% (share) of population
72Panama3.3% (share) of population
73Venezuela3.2% (share) of population
74Georgia3.0% (share) of population
75Saint Kitts and Nevis3.0% (share) of population
76Trinidad and Tobago3.0% (share) of population
77Haiti2.9% (share) of population
78Finland2.9% (share) of population
79Norway2.9% (share) of population
80Greece2.9% (share) of population
81Lebanon2.8% (share) of population
82Palau2.8% (share) of population
83Montenegro2.8% (share) of population
84Cote d'Ivoire2.7% (share) of population
85Nigeria2.7% (share) of population
86Australia2.7% (share) of population
87Italy2.7% (share) of population
88Somalia2.7% (share) of population
89Cyprus2.6% (share) of population
90Saudi Arabia2.5% (share) of population
91Croatia2.4% (share) of population
92Sri Lanka2.4% (share) of population
93New Zealand2.2% (share) of population
94Comoros2.1% (share) of population
95Madagascar2.1% (share) of population
96United Kingdom2.1% (share) of population
97Virgin Islands, U.S.2.1% (share) of population
98Türkiye2.1% (share) of population
99Republic of The Gambia1.9% (share) of population
100Cameroon1.9% (share) of population
101Uruguay1.9% (share) of population
102Saint Lucia1.9% (share) of population
103Barbados1.8% (share) of population
104Malta1.8% (share) of population
105Solomon Islands1.8% (share) of population
106Vanuatu1.8% (share) of population
107Colombia1.8% (share) of population
108Brazil1.7% (share) of population
109Ireland1.6% (share) of population
110Israel1.6% (share) of population
111South Korea1.6% (share) of population
112Sao Tome and Principe1.6% (share) of population
113Cuba1.5% (share) of population
114United States of America1.5% (share) of population
115Guinea1.5% (share) of population
116India1.4% (share) of population
117Ghana1.4% (share) of population
118Samoa1.4% (share) of population
119Dominican Republic1.4% (share) of population
120Curaçao1.4% (share) of population
121Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.3% (share) of population
122Estonia1.3% (share) of population
123Mozambique1.3% (share) of population
124Slovenia1.3% (share) of population
125France1.3% (share) of population
126Guinea-Bissau1.2% (share) of population
127Angola1.2% (share) of population
128Sierra Leone1.2% (share) of population
129Mauritius1.2% (share) of population
130Bulgaria1.2% (share) of population
131Germany1.2% (share) of population
132Morocco1.2% (share) of population
133Lithuania1.1% (share) of population
134Algeria1.1% (share) of population
135Timor-Leste1.1% (share) of population
136Poland1.1% (share) of population
137Cape Verde1.0% (share) of population
138Yemen1.0% (share) of population
139Togo1.0% (share) of population
140Costa Rica1.0% (share) of population
141Nicaragua0.9% (share) of population
142Argentina0.9% (share) of population
143Canada0.9% (share) of population
144Portugal0.8% (share) of population
145Islamic Republic of Iran0.8% (share) of population
146Ukraine0.8% (share) of population
147Republic of the Congo0.7% (share) of population
148Russian Federation0.7% (share) of population
149Cambodia0.7% (share) of population
150Guam0.7% (share) of population
151Chile0.7% (share) of population
152Singapore0.7% (share) of population
153Mexico0.6% (share) of population
154Honduras0.6% (share) of population
155American Samoa0.5% (share) of population
156Sudan0.4% (share) of population
157Peru0.4% (share) of population
158Syrian Arab Republic0.3% (share) of population
159El Salvador0.3% (share) of population
160Romania0.2% (share) of population
161Kenya0.2% (share) of population
162Pakistan0.2% (share) of population
163State of Palestine0.2% (share) of population
164Guatemala0.1% (share) of population
165South Africa0.1% (share) of population
166Namibia0.1% (share) of population
167United Republic of Tanzania0.1% (share) of population
168Jordan0.0% (share) of population
169Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0% (share) of population
170Burundi0.0% (share) of population
171Belarus0.0% (share) of population
172Central African Republic0.0% (share) of population
173Chad0.0% (share) of population
174Czech Republic0.0% (share) of population
175Ethiopia0.0% (share) of population
176Faroe Islands0.0% (share) of population
177Hungary0.0% (share) of population
178Kazakhstan0.0% (share) of population
179Kyrgyzstan0.0% (share) of population
180Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0% (share) of population
181Lesotho0.0% (share) of population
182Liechtenstein0.0% (share) of population
183Luxembourg0.0% (share) of population
184Malawi0.0% (share) of population
185Mali0.0% (share) of population
186Mongolia0.0% (share) of population
187Moldova, Republic of0.0% (share) of population
188Nepal0.0% (share) of population
189Niger0.0% (share) of population
190Paraguay0.0% (share) of population
191Rwanda0.0% (share) of population
192San Marino0.0% (share) of population
193Serbia0.0% (share) of population
194Slovakia0.0% (share) of population
195Zimbabwe0.0% (share) of population
196South Sudan0.0% (share) of population
197Eswatini0.0% (share) of population
198Switzerland0.0% (share) of population
199Tajikistan0.0% (share) of population
200Turkmenistan0.0% (share) of population
201Tuvalu0.0% (share) of population
202Uganda0.0% (share) of population
203The Republic of North Macedonia0.0% (share) of population
204Burkina Faso0.0% (share) of population
205Uzbekistan0.0% (share) of population
206Zambia0.0% (share) of population
207Afghanistan0.0% (share) of population
208Andorra0.0% (share) of population
209Azerbaijan0.0% (share) of population
210Austria0.0% (share) of population
211Armenia0.0% (share) of population
212Bhutan0.0% (share) of population
213Bolivia0.0% (share) of population
214Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0% (share) of population
215Botswana0.0% (share) of population
Showing 215 of 215 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2015).

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