Where is the riskiest place to live?

Download the latest world ranking from United Nations University – Institute for Environment and Human Security.  It considers risk from extreme natural events and ranks 117 nations.  This year’s report has a special focus on food security.  The background section of the website compares with other factors.

For other related indexes and reports on natural risks try:

• The Global Risk report 2016 from the World Economic Forum: examines the perceived impact and likelihood of 29 prevalent global risks over a 10-year timeframe.  The risks are divided into five categories: economic, environmental, geopolitical, societal and technological.
• UNISDR United Nations Office for Disaster Risk reduction: produces Biennial Global Assessment reports on Disaster Risk reduction.  This has country profiles and papers.  Profiles include economic and natural disaster risks
• The OFDA/CRED – International Disaster Database http://www.emdat.be: Université catholique de Louvain Brussels, Belgium. EM-DAT contains essential core data on the occurrence and effects of over 18,000 mass disasters in the world from 1900 to present.  The database is compiled from various sources, including UN agencies, non-governmental organisations, insurance companies, research institutes and press agencies.  It allows for the creation of maps on long term disaster trends.
• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies also produce an annual World Disasters report: in addition to some data on the extent and nature of natural disasters it also includes chapters on funding of aid, the role of specific actors in disaster relief and the effectiveness of the management.