Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.EL5M.ZS•% (share) of land area•1990 → 2015•215 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
215
Frequency
—
Range
1990 \u2192 2015
Latest
2015
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2015)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0%
0% – 0.38%
0.38% – 1.14%
1.14% – 2.37%
2.37% – 4.63%
4.63% – 13.35%
> 13.35%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Countries
50
Median
16%
Mean
24.9%
25th pctl
8.6%
75th pctl
33.8%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Marshall IslandsMaldivesBahamas, The
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 81.7% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 80.48% | 2015 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 69.74% | 2015 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 68.02% | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 67.59% | 2015 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 63.31% | 2015 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 53.4% | 2015 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 52.01% | 2015 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 47.7% | 2015 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 46.88% | 2015 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 41.89% | 2015 | |
| BermudaBMU | 35.96% | 2015 | |
| BahrainBHR | 33.81% | 2015 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 30.05% | 2015 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 26.89% | 2015 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 26.05% | 2015 | |
| MonacoMCO | 21.09% | 2015 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 20.29% | 2015 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 19.21% | 2015 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 18.92% | 2015 | |
| American SamoaASM | 18.06% | 2015 | |
| TongaTON | 17.54% | 2015 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 17.24% | 2015 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 16.04% | 2015 | |
| PalauPLW | 16.02% | 2015 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 15.94% | 2015 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 15.87% | 2015 | |
| CubaCUB | 14.94% | 2015 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 14.55% | 2015 | |
| NauruNRU | 13.51% | 2015 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 13.4% | 2015 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 13.31% | 2015 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 12.88% | 2015 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 12.45% | 2015 | |
| QatarQAT | 11.56% | 2015 | |
| ArubaABW | 10.39% | 2015 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 9.76% | 2015 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 8.59% | 2015 | |
| FijiFJI | 8.3% | 2015 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 8.11% | 2015 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 7.84% | 2015 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 7.82% | 2015 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 7.71% | 2015 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 7.3% | 2015 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 7.29% | 2015 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 7.27% | 2015 | |
| MaltaMLT | 7.09% | 2015 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 6.89% | 2015 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 6.79% | 2015 | |
| SurinameSUR | 6.36% | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)