Country risk and governance profiles

Uncover the trends of disaster risk and learn more about country-level capacities to prevent disasters.

Understanding disaster risk is crucial for effectively preventing disasters. This page provides comprehensive and up-to-date risk profiles for countries around the world. The profiles offer in-depth information on risk for each country; they help identify and prioritize risk, guiding risk management.

Access detailed reports on each country's vulnerability, exposure, and resilience to various disasters, explore informative maps that visualize disaster risks, and understand key indicators and metrics used to assess disaster risk.

Documents and publications

South Africa - Disaster Risk Finance diagnostic

This disaster risk finance (DRF) diagnostic was prepared as part of a broader engagement between the World Bank and the Government of South Africa (GoSA) on strengthening national and municipal resilience.
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Eswatini - Disaster Risk Finance diagnostic

The objective of this disaster risk finance (DRF) diagnostic is to assess the status of financial preparedness of Eswatini to disasters and crises.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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Bolivia seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Bolivia, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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Guyana seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Guyana, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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Suriname seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Suriname, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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Puerto Rico seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Puerto Rico, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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Peru seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Peru, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
Cover and source: Global Earthquake Model Foundation
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Haiti seismic risk profile

This seismic risk profile of Haiti, produced by the Global Earthquake Model (GEM) Foundation summarizes key metrics of seismic risk, allowing stakeholders in risk management to get an overview of the risk in the country.
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