Disaster risk profile: Russian Federation

This risk profile briefly outlines the details of earthquakes and floods in top affected provinces of the Russian Federation.

The Russian Federation's population and economy are exposed to earthquakes and floods, with floods posing the greater risk. Close to 75 percent of the Russian Federation's population lives in urban environments. The annual average population affected by earthquakes in the Russian Federation is about 200,000 people and the annual average affected GDP is about $1 billion US dollars.