Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
DemographicsWB WDIwb_wdi:EN.POP.EL5M.UR.ZS•% (share) of population•1990 → 2015•215 countries
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High-level context for this country series.
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Coverage
215
Frequency
—
Range
1990 \u2192 2015
Latest
2015
Urban 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% – 0.59%
0.59% – 1.3%
1.3% – 2.27%
2.27% – 3.61%
3.61% – 7.31%
> 7.31%
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Highest 15 countries
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
215 countries with data
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Distribution across countries
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
Countries
215
Median
1.7%
Mean
4.5%
25th pctl
0.2%
75th pctl
4.5%
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Compare trends
Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)
GibraltarSurinameGuyana
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| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| GibraltarGIB | 55.35% | 2015 | |
| SurinameSUR | 53.48% | 2015 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 51.99% | 2015 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 43.81% | 2015 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 36.26% | 2015 | |
| BahrainBHR | 31.98% | 2015 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 28.47% | 2015 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 25.61% | 2015 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 25.5% | 2015 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 22.5% | 2015 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 19.54% | 2015 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 18.15% | 2015 | |
| Macao SAR, ChinaMAC | 16.46% | 2015 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 16.4% | 2015 | |
| EritreaERI | 14.9% | 2015 | |
| ThailandTHA | 14.65% | 2015 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 13.94% | 2015 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 13.75% | 2015 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 13.32% | 2015 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 13.26% | 2015 | |
| JapanJPN | 11.57% | 2015 | |
| TongaTON | 11.37% | 2015 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 11.09% | 2015 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 9.52% | 2015 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 8.65% | 2015 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 8.61% | 2015 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 7.96% | 2015 | |
| LatviaLVA | 7.96% | 2015 | |
| GabonGAB | 7.88% | 2015 | |
| NauruNRU | 7.45% | 2015 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 7.33% | 2015 | |
| MonacoMCO | 7.3% | 2015 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 6.99% | 2015 | |
| DominicaDMA | 6.96% | 2015 | |
| Hong Kong SAR, ChinaHKG | 6.73% | 2015 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 6.52% | 2015 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 6.37% | 2015 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 6.37% | 2015 | |
| EcuadorECU | 6.35% | 2015 | |
| IcelandISL | 6.32% | 2015 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 6.06% | 2015 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 6.05% | 2015 | |
| BeninBEN | 6% | 2015 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 5.94% | 2015 | |
| QatarQAT | 5.87% | 2015 | |
| LibyaLBY | 5.8% | 2015 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 5.32% | 2015 | |
| OmanOMN | 5.06% | 2015 | |
| BermudaBMU | 4.94% | 2015 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 4.9% | 2015 | |
| SenegalSEN | 4.82% | 2015 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 4.77% | 2015 | |
| ArubaABW | 4.61% | 2015 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 4.5% | 2015 | |
| ChinaCHN | 4.35% | 2015 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 4.33% | 2015 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 4.23% | 2015 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 4.12% | 2015 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 4.04% | 2015 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 3.98% | 2015 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 3.91% | 2015 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 3.63% | 2015 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 3.5% | 2015 | |
| FijiFJI | 3.49% | 2015 | |
| IraqIRQ | 3.47% | 2015 | |
| SwedenSWE | 3.4% | 2015 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 3.39% | 2015 | |
| SpainESP | 3.37% | 2015 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 3.35% | 2015 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 3.34% | 2015 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 3.32% | 2015 | |
| PanamaPAN | 3.26% | 2015 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 3.25% | 2015 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 3.04% | 2015 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 2.96% | 2015 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 2.96% | 2015 | |
| HaitiHTI | 2.94% | 2015 | |
| FinlandFIN | 2.9% | 2015 | |
| NorwayNOR | 2.89% | 2015 | |
| GreeceGRC | 2.87% | 2015 | |
| LebanonLBN | 2.79% | 2015 | |
| PalauPLW | 2.78% | 2015 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 2.76% | 2015 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 2.72% | 2015 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 2.72% | 2015 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 2.71% | 2015 | |
| ItalyITA | 2.68% | 2015 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 2.68% | 2015 | |
| CyprusCYP | 2.57% | 2015 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 2.52% | 2015 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 2.44% | 2015 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 2.37% | 2015 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 2.22% | 2015 | |
| ComorosCOM | 2.15% | 2015 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 2.1% | 2015 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 2.08% | 2015 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 2.06% | 2015 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 2.05% | 2015 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 1.93% | 2015 | |
| CameroonCMR | 1.92% | 2015 | |
| UruguayURY | 1.9% | 2015 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 1.89% | 2015 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 1.85% | 2015 | |
| MaltaMLT | 1.84% | 2015 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 1.8% | 2015 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 1.79% | 2015 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 1.78% | 2015 | |
| BrazilBRA | 1.74% | 2015 | |
| IrelandIRL | 1.64% | 2015 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.6% | 2015 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 1.57% | 2015 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 1.55% | 2015 | |
| CubaCUB | 1.55% | 2015 | |
| United StatesUSA | 1.48% | 2015 | |
| GuineaGIN | 1.47% | 2015 | |
| IndiaIND | 1.45% | 2015 | |
| GhanaGHA | 1.42% | 2015 | |
| SamoaWSM | 1.39% | 2015 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 1.38% | 2015 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 1.37% | 2015 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 1.35% | 2015 | |
| EstoniaEST | 1.32% | 2015 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 1.31% | 2015 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 1.27% | 2015 | |
| FranceFRA | 1.26% | 2015 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 1.24% | 2015 | |
| AngolaAGO | 1.22% | 2015 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 1.19% | 2015 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 1.19% | 2015 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 1.19% | 2015 | |
| GermanyDEU | 1.18% | 2015 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 1.17% | 2015 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 1.15% | 2015 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 1.12% | 2015 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 1.06% | 2015 | |
| PolandPOL | 1.06% | 2015 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 1.02% | 2015 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 1.01% | 2015 | |
| TogoTGO | 0.98% | 2015 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 0.96% | 2015 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 0.94% | 2015 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 0.9% | 2015 | |
| CanadaCAN | 0.89% | 2015 | |
| PortugalPRT | 0.81% | 2015 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 0.76% | 2015 | |
| UkraineUKR | 0.75% | 2015 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 0.71% | 2015 | |
| Russian FederationRUS | 0.7% | 2015 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 0.69% | 2015 | |
| GuamGUM | 0.66% | 2015 | |
| ChileCHL | 0.66% | 2015 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 0.66% | 2015 | |
| MexicoMEX | 0.63% | 2015 | |
| HondurasHND | 0.59% | 2015 | |
| American SamoaASM | 0.54% | 2015 | |
| SudanSDN | 0.42% | 2015 | |
| PeruPER | 0.39% | 2015 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 0.31% | 2015 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 0.26% | 2015 | |
| RomaniaROU | 0.25% | 2015 | |
| KenyaKEN | 0.21% | 2015 | |
| PakistanPAK | 0.21% | 2015 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 0.19% | 2015 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 0.12% | 2015 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 0.11% | 2015 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 0.11% | 2015 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 0.1% | 2015 | |
| JordanJOR | 0.04% | 2015 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 0.01% | 2000 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 0% | 2015 | |
| AndorraAND | 0% | 2015 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 0% | 2015 | |
| AustriaAUT | 0% | 2015 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 0% | 2015 | |
| BurundiBDI | 0% | 2015 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 0% | 2015 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 0% | 2015 | |
| BelarusBLR | 0% | 2015 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 0% | 2015 | |
| BhutanBTN | 0% | 2015 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 0% | 2015 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 0% | 2015 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 0% | 2015 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 0% | 2015 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 0% | 2015 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 0% | 2015 | |
| HungaryHUN | 0% | 2015 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 0% | 2015 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 0% | 2015 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 0% | 2015 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 0% | 2015 | |
| LesothoLSO | 0% | 2015 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 0% | 2015 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 0% | 2015 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 0% | 2015 | |
| MaliMLI | 0% | 2015 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 0% | 2015 | |
| MalawiMWI | 0% | 2015 | |
| NigerNER | 0% | 2015 | |
| NepalNPL | 0% | 2015 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 0% | 2015 | |
| RwandaRWA | 0% | 2015 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 0% | 2015 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 0% | 2015 | |
| South SudanSSD | 0% | 2015 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 0% | 2015 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 0% | 2015 | |
| ChadTCD | 0% | 2015 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 0% | 2015 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 0% | 2015 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 0% | 2015 | |
| UgandaUGA | 0% | 2015 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 0% | 2015 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 0% | 2015 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 0% | 2015 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)