Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Macro & GDPWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.EL5M.UR.ZS•% (share) of land area•1990 → 2015•215 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
Macro & GDPWB WDI
Coverage
215
Frequency
—
Range
1990 \u2192 2015
Latest
2015
Urban 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% – 0.01%
0.01% – 0.04%
0.04% – 0.09%
0.09% – 0.29%
0.29% – 0.89%
> 0.89%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Urban 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
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
Countries
50
Median
1.2%
Mean
4.8%
25th pctl
0.7%
75th pctl
4%
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Urban land area where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total land area)
GibraltarMacao SAR, ChinaMonaco
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GibraltarGIB | 47.06% | 2015 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 32.78% | 2015 | |
| MonacoMCO | 19.84% | 2015 | |
| BermudaBMU | 17.94% | 2015 | |
| BahrainBHR | 16.22% | 2015 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 12.69% | 2015 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 12.33% | 2015 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 11.17% | 2015 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 6.54% | 2015 | |
| NauruNRU | 5.89% | 2015 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 5.15% | 2015 | |
| ArubaABW | 4.13% | 2015 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 4.01% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 3.91% | 2015 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 3.69% | 2015 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 3.16% | 2015 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 2.33% | 2015 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 2.07% | 2015 | |
| MaltaMLT | 2.02% | 2015 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 2.02% | 2015 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 2% | 2015 | |
| JapanJPN | 1.77% | 2015 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 1.71% | 2015 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1.41% | 2015 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 1.3% | 2015 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 1.1% | 2015 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 1.06% | 2015 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 1% | 2015 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 0.98% | 2015 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 0.91% | 2015 | |
| QatarQAT | 0.91% | 2015 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 0.87% | 2015 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 0.86% | 2015 | |
| TongaTON | 0.85% | 2015 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 0.83% | 2015 | |
| ThailandTHA | 0.78% | 2015 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 0.78% | 2015 | |
| American SamoaASM | 0.68% | 2015 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 0.67% | 2015 | |
| ComorosCOM | 0.65% | 2015 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 0.64% | 2015 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 0.59% | 2015 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 0.53% | 2015 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 0.51% | 2015 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 0.49% | 2015 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 0.46% | 2015 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 0.44% | 2015 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 0.44% | 2015 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 0.43% | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 0.41% | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)