Maptheory
demographic2015

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

Loading visualization...

Key Insights

Global Average
7.3% (share) of population
Median: 3.0% (share) of population
Countries Covered
215
with available data
Highest
Guyana
78.5% (share) of population
Lowest
Botswana
0.0% (share) of population
Top 5 Countries
1Guyana78.5% (share) of population
2Suriname71.3% (share) of population
3Marshall Islands68.0% (share) of population
4Greenland59.9% (share) of population
5Gibraltar56.4% (share) of population
By Region
Other8.8% (share) of population(135 countries)
Asia6.6% (share) of population(26 countries)
Europe4.8% (share) of population(32 countries)
Oceania3.4% (share) of population(2 countries)
Africa3.0% (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 (78.5% (share) of population)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 7.3% (share) of population)

Other (135)
Asia (26)
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 ↕
1Guyana78.5% (share) of population
2Suriname71.3% (share) of population
3Marshall Islands68.0% (share) of population
4Greenland59.9% (share) of population
5Gibraltar56.4% (share) of population
6Netherlands53.7% (share) of population
7Maldives49.2% (share) of population
8Tuvalu39.3% (share) of population
9Belize33.9% (share) of population
10Kiribati33.5% (share) of population
11Bahrain33.0% (share) of population
12Vietnam29.7% (share) of population
13Saint Martin (French part)28.7% (share) of population
14Seychelles28.5% (share) of population
15United Arab Emirates26.7% (share) of population
16Micronesia, Federated States of23.2% (share) of population
17Mauritania21.0% (share) of population
18Brunei Darussalam20.9% (share) of population
19Turks and Caicos Islands20.8% (share) of population
20Fiji18.3% (share) of population
21Solomon Islands17.9% (share) of population
22Cayman Islands17.6% (share) of population
23Tonga17.5% (share) of population
24Thailand17.5% (share) of population
25Macao17.2% (share) of population
26Nauru16.6% (share) of population
27Egypt16.3% (share) of population
28Eritrea15.5% (share) of population
29French Polynesia14.6% (share) of population
30Bahamas12.9% (share) of population
31Dominica12.9% (share) of population
32Virgin Islands, British12.7% (share) of population
33Denmark12.6% (share) of population
34Japan12.4% (share) of population
35Palau12.3% (share) of population
36Antigua and Barbuda12.2% (share) of population
37Liberia11.7% (share) of population
38Iceland11.3% (share) of population
39Djibouti11.1% (share) of population
40New Caledonia10.9% (share) of population
41Philippines10.5% (share) of population
42Latvia10.2% (share) of population
43Malaysia10.1% (share) of population
44Vanuatu10.1% (share) of population
45Gabon9.5% (share) of population
46Jamaica9.2% (share) of population
47Albania9.2% (share) of population
48Tunisia8.9% (share) of population
49Indonesia8.8% (share) of population
50Samoa8.8% (share) of population
51Bangladesh8.4% (share) of population
52Puerto Rico8.1% (share) of population
53Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.1% (share) of population
54Monaco7.9% (share) of population
55Papua New Guinea7.6% (share) of population
56Saint Kitts and Nevis7.4% (share) of population
57Hong Kong7.3% (share) of population
58Benin7.3% (share) of population
59Bermuda7.2% (share) of population
60Ecuador7.2% (share) of population
61Norway7.2% (share) of population
62Senegal7.0% (share) of population
63Oman6.8% (share) of population
64Libya6.8% (share) of population
65Myanmar6.8% (share) of population
66Qatar6.7% (share) of population
67Cape Verde6.5% (share) of population
68Northern Mariana Islands6.3% (share) of population
69Panama6.0% (share) of population
70Isle of Man6.0% (share) of population
71Grenada5.9% (share) of population
72Equatorial Guinea5.7% (share) of population
73Belgium5.5% (share) of population
74Sweden5.1% (share) of population
75Greece5.1% (share) of population
76Saint Vincent and the Grenadines5.1% (share) of population
77Aruba5.0% (share) of population
78North Korea4.9% (share) of population
79People's Republic of China4.9% (share) of population
80Kuwait4.8% (share) of population
81Virgin Islands, U.S.4.7% (share) of population
82American Samoa4.6% (share) of population
83Iraq4.6% (share) of population
84Finland4.6% (share) of population
85Guinea-Bissau4.5% (share) of population
86Montenegro4.4% (share) of population
87Croatia4.3% (share) of population
88Republic of The Gambia4.3% (share) of population
89Madagascar4.3% (share) of population
90Haiti4.1% (share) of population
91Venezuela4.1% (share) of population
92Cyprus4.0% (share) of population
93Trinidad and Tobago4.0% (share) of population
94Spain4.0% (share) of population
95Georgia3.9% (share) of population
96Sri Lanka3.8% (share) of population
97Italy3.8% (share) of population
98Australia3.6% (share) of population
99Sierra Leone3.5% (share) of population
100Nigeria3.5% (share) of population
101Somalia3.5% (share) of population
102New Zealand3.3% (share) of population
103Cote d'Ivoire3.3% (share) of population
104Comoros3.2% (share) of population
105Saudi Arabia3.2% (share) of population
106Saint Lucia3.2% (share) of population
107Timor-Leste3.0% (share) of population
108Lebanon3.0% (share) of population
109Mozambique2.8% (share) of population
110Ireland2.8% (share) of population
111United Kingdom2.7% (share) of population
112Faroe Islands2.7% (share) of population
113Estonia2.6% (share) of population
114Türkiye2.6% (share) of population
115Cuba2.5% (share) of population
116Guam2.4% (share) of population
117Malta2.4% (share) of population
118Guinea2.3% (share) of population
119Colombia2.3% (share) of population
120Cameroon2.3% (share) of population
121Brazil2.2% (share) of population
122Barbados2.2% (share) of population
123Uruguay2.2% (share) of population
124South Korea2.1% (share) of population
125Ghana2.1% (share) of population
126France2.1% (share) of population
127Sao Tome and Principe2.0% (share) of population
128Cambodia2.0% (share) of population
129Costa Rica2.0% (share) of population
130Germany2.0% (share) of population
131United States of America2.0% (share) of population
132India1.9% (share) of population
133Dominican Republic1.8% (share) of population
134Honduras1.8% (share) of population
135Nicaragua1.8% (share) of population
136Mauritius1.7% (share) of population
137Israel1.7% (share) of population
138Curaçao1.7% (share) of population
139Poland1.6% (share) of population
140Yemen1.6% (share) of population
141Lithuania1.5% (share) of population
142Angola1.5% (share) of population
143Morocco1.4% (share) of population
144Canada1.4% (share) of population
145Slovenia1.4% (share) of population
146Bulgaria1.3% (share) of population
147Portugal1.3% (share) of population
148Algeria1.2% (share) of population
149Togo1.1% (share) of population
150Ukraine1.1% (share) of population
151Mexico1.1% (share) of population
152Argentina1.0% (share) of population
153Russian Federation1.0% (share) of population
154Chile1.0% (share) of population
155Republic of the Congo0.9% (share) of population
156Islamic Republic of Iran0.9% (share) of population
157El Salvador0.9% (share) of population
158Singapore0.7% (share) of population
159Peru0.7% (share) of population
160Sudan0.5% (share) of population
161Pakistan0.4% (share) of population
162Kenya0.4% (share) of population
163Syrian Arab Republic0.4% (share) of population
164United Republic of Tanzania0.4% (share) of population
165Romania0.3% (share) of population
166Guatemala0.2% (share) of population
167State of Palestine0.2% (share) of population
168South Africa0.2% (share) of population
169Namibia0.2% (share) of population
170Jordan0.1% (share) of population
171Bosnia and Herzegovina0.0% (share) of population
172Democratic Republic of the Congo0.0% (share) of population
173Burundi0.0% (share) of population
174Belarus0.0% (share) of population
175Central African Republic0.0% (share) of population
176Chad0.0% (share) of population
177Czech Republic0.0% (share) of population
178Ethiopia0.0% (share) of population
179Hungary0.0% (share) of population
180Kazakhstan0.0% (share) of population
181Kyrgyzstan0.0% (share) of population
182Lao People's Democratic Republic0.0% (share) of population
183Lesotho0.0% (share) of population
184Liechtenstein0.0% (share) of population
185Luxembourg0.0% (share) of population
186Malawi0.0% (share) of population
187Mali0.0% (share) of population
188Mongolia0.0% (share) of population
189Moldova, Republic of0.0% (share) of population
190Nepal0.0% (share) of population
191Niger0.0% (share) of population
192Paraguay0.0% (share) of population
193Rwanda0.0% (share) of population
194San Marino0.0% (share) of population
195Serbia0.0% (share) of population
196Slovakia0.0% (share) of population
197Zimbabwe0.0% (share) of population
198South Sudan0.0% (share) of population
199Eswatini0.0% (share) of population
200Switzerland0.0% (share) of population
201Tajikistan0.0% (share) of population
202Turkmenistan0.0% (share) of population
203Uganda0.0% (share) of population
204The Republic of North Macedonia0.0% (share) of population
205Burkina Faso0.0% (share) of population
206Uzbekistan0.0% (share) of population
207Zambia0.0% (share) of population
208Afghanistan0.0% (share) of population
209Andorra0.0% (share) of population
210Azerbaijan0.0% (share) of population
211Austria0.0% (share) of population
212Armenia0.0% (share) of population
213Bhutan0.0% (share) of population
214Bolivia0.0% (share) of population
215Botswana0.0% (share) of population
Showing 215 of 215 countries

Topics

#demographic#% (share) of population#population#living#areas#where#elevation#below#meters#total

Data Source

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

View Original Source