Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.POP.EL5M.RU.ZS•% (share) of population•1990 → 2015•215 countries
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DemographicsWB WDI
Coverage
215
Frequency
—
Range
1990 \u2192 2015
Latest
2015
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) by country
Latest available value per country (as of 2015)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: %
≤ 0%
0% – 0.2%
0.2% – 0.55%
0.55% – 1.06%
1.06% – 2.21%
2.21% – 4.76%
> 4.76%
No data
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Highest 15 countries
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
50 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
Countries
50
Median
6.1%
Mean
9.9%
25th pctl
3.6%
75th pctl
11.1%
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Compare trends
Rural population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
GreenlandTuvaluMarshall Islands
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GreenlandGRL | 43.46% | 2015 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 39.27% | 2015 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 31.71% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 31.02% | 2015 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 26.5% | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 20.2% | 2015 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 19.88% | 2015 | |
| SurinameSUR | 17.8% | 2015 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 16.07% | 2015 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 15.22% | 2015 | |
| FijiFJI | 14.78% | 2015 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 14.72% | 2015 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 11.05% | 2015 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 9.88% | 2015 | |
| PalauPLW | 9.51% | 2015 | |
| NauruNRU | 9.11% | 2015 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 8.82% | 2015 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 8.4% | 2015 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 8.32% | 2015 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 8.22% | 2015 | |
| SamoaWSM | 7.42% | 2015 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 7.17% | 2015 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 6.93% | 2015 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 6.53% | 2015 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 6.16% | 2000 | |
| TongaTON | 6.13% | 2015 | |
| DominicaDMA | 5.9% | 2015 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 5.54% | 2015 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 5.43% | 2015 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 5.39% | 2015 | |
| IcelandISL | 4.99% | 2015 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 4.59% | 2015 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 4.49% | 2015 | |
| NorwayNOR | 4.26% | 2015 | |
| American SamoaASM | 4.08% | 2015 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 3.92% | 2015 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 3.76% | 2015 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 3.61% | 2015 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 3.56% | 2015 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 3.46% | 2015 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 3.3% | 2015 | |
| QatarQAT | 3.05% | 2000 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 2.96% | 2015 | |
| ThailandTHA | 2.82% | 2015 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 2.79% | 2015 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 2.78% | 2015 | |
| PanamaPAN | 2.74% | 2015 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 2.67% | 2015 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 2.59% | 2015 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 2.59% | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)