Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters. Data by Countries from 1990 to 2015

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Source: SEDAC
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| Definition
Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.
Average: 9.13 % of population
Countries: 172
Primary data
Number of people
Guyana
Suriname
Marshall Isds
Greenland
Gibraltar
Netherlands
Maldives
Tuvalu
Belize
Kiribati
Bahrain
Vietnam
St. Martin (French part)
Seychelles
UAE
Micronesia
Mauritania
Brunei Darussalam
Turks & Caicos Islands
Fiji
Solomon Islands
Cayman Islands
Tonga
Thailand
Macau
Nauru
Egypt
Eritrea
French Polynesia
Bahamas
Dominica
British Virgin Islands
Denmark
Japan
Palau Islands
Antigua and Barbuda
Liberia
Iceland
Djibouti
New Caledonia
Philippines
Latvia
Malaysia
Vanuatu
Gabon
Jamaica
Albania
Tunisia
Indonesia
Samoa
Bangladesh
Puerto Rico
Sint Maarten
Monaco
Papua New Guinea
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Hong Kong SAR
Benin
Bermuda
Ecuador
Norway
Senegal
Oman
Libya
Myanmar
Qatar
Cape Verde Islands
Northern Mariana Islands
Panama
Isle of Man
Grenada
Equatorial Guinea
Belgium
Sweden
Greece
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Aruba
North Korea
China
Kuwait
Virgin Islands (US)
American Samoa
Iraq
Finland
Guinea Bissau
Montenegro
Croatia
Gambia
Madagascar
Haiti
Venezuela
Cyprus
Trinidad & Tobago
Spain
Georgia
Sri Lanka
Italy
Australia
Sierra Leone
Nigeria
Somalia
New Zealand
Cote d’Ivoire
Comoro Islands
Saudi Arabia
Saint Lucia
Timor Leste
Lebanese Republic
Mozambique
Ireland
United Kingdom
Faroe Islands
Estonia
Turkey
Cuba
Guam
Malta
Guinea
Colombia
Cameroon
Brazil
Barbados
Uruguay
South Korea
Ghana
France
San Tome
Cambodia
Costa Rica
Germany
United States
India
Dominican Republic
Honduras
Nicaragua
Mauritius
Israel
Curacao
Poland
Yemen
Lithuania
Angola
Morocco
Canada
Slovenia
Bulgaria
Portugal
Algeria
Togo
Ukraine
Mexico
Argentina
Russian Federation
Chile
Congo
Iran
El Salvador
Singapore
Peru
Sudan
Pakistan
Kenya
Syrian Arab Republic
Tanzania
Romania
Guatemala
Palestina
South Africa
Namibia
Jordan
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Congo DR
Country
Flag
% of population
Rank
Guyana
Flag Guyana
78.48
1
Suriname
Flag Suriname
71.28
2
Marshall Isds
Flag Marshall Isds
67.97
3
Greenland
Flag Greenland
59.86
4
Gibraltar
Flag Gibraltar
56.41
5
Netherlands
Flag Netherlands
53.69
6
Maldives
Flag Maldives
49.17
7
Tuvalu
Flag Tuvalu
39.27
8
Belize
Flag Belize
33.86
9
Kiribati
Flag Kiribati
33.53
10
Bahrain
Flag Bahrain
32.98
11
Vietnam
Flag Vietnam
29.67
12
St. Martin (French part)
Flag St. Martin (French part)
28.68
13
Seychelles
Flag Seychelles
28.48
14
UAE
Flag UAE
26.72
15
Micronesia
Flag Micronesia
23.22
16
Mauritania
Flag Mauritania
21
17
Brunei Darussalam
Flag Brunei Darussalam
20.87
18
Turks & Caicos Islands
Flag Turks & Caicos Islands
20.76
19
Fiji
Flag Fiji
18.26
20
Solomon Islands
Flag Solomon Islands
17.86
21
Cayman Islands
Flag Cayman Islands
17.62
22
Tonga
Flag Tonga
17.50
23
Thailand
Flag Thailand
17.47
24
Macau
Flag Macau
17.23
25
Nauru
Flag Nauru
16.56
26
Egypt
Flag Egypt
16.34
27
Eritrea
Flag Eritrea
15.49
28
French Polynesia
Flag French Polynesia
14.55
29
Bahamas
Flag Bahamas
12.86
30
Dominica
Flag Dominica
12.86
31
British Virgin Islands
Flag British Virgin Islands
12.73
32
Denmark
Flag Denmark
12.57
33
Japan
Flag Japan
12.44
34
Palau Islands
Flag Palau Islands
12.29
35
Antigua and Barbuda
Flag Antigua and Barbuda
12.19
36
Liberia
Flag Liberia
11.73
37
Iceland
Flag Iceland
11.31
38
Djibouti
Flag Djibouti
11.07
39
New Caledonia
Flag New Caledonia
10.87
40
Philippines
Flag Philippines
10.52
41
Latvia
Flag Latvia
10.23
42
Malaysia
Flag Malaysia
10.13
43
Vanuatu
Flag Vanuatu
10.11
44
Gabon
Flag Gabon
9.53
45
Jamaica
Flag Jamaica
9.15
46
Albania
Flag Albania
9.15
47
Tunisia
Flag Tunisia
8.94
48
Indonesia
Flag Indonesia
8.82
49
Samoa
Flag Samoa
8.80
50
Bangladesh
Flag Bangladesh
8.38
51
Puerto Rico
Flag Puerto Rico
8.06
52
Sint Maarten
Flag Sint Maarten
8.06
53
Monaco
Flag Monaco
7.90
54
Papua New Guinea
Flag Papua New Guinea
7.56
55
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Flag Saint Kitts and Nevis
7.45
56
Hong Kong SAR
Flag Hong Kong SAR
7.29
57
Benin
Flag Benin
7.25
58
Bermuda
Flag Bermuda
7.23
59
Ecuador
Flag Ecuador
7.22
60
Norway
Flag Norway
7.15
61
Senegal
Flag Senegal
7.03
62
Oman
Flag Oman
6.84
63
Libya
Flag Libya
6.83
64
Myanmar
Flag Myanmar
6.81
65
Qatar
Flag Qatar
6.75
66
Cape Verde Islands
Flag Cape Verde Islands
6.45
67
Northern Mariana Islands
Flag Northern Mariana Islands
6.28
68
Panama
Flag Panama
6
69
Isle of Man
Flag Isle of Man
5.99
70
Grenada
Flag Grenada
5.85
71
Equatorial Guinea
Flag Equatorial Guinea
5.66
72
Belgium
Flag Belgium
5.48
73
Sweden
Flag Sweden
5.13
74
Greece
Flag Greece
5.11
75
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
Flag St. Vincent and the Grenadines
5.11
76
Aruba
Flag Aruba
5
77
North Korea
Flag North Korea
4.89
78
China
Flag China
4.88
79
Kuwait
Flag Kuwait
4.76
80
Virgin Islands (US)
Flag Virgin Islands (US)
4.65
81
American Samoa
Flag American Samoa
4.63
82
Iraq
Flag Iraq
4.59
83
Finland
Flag Finland
4.56
84
Guinea Bissau
Flag Guinea Bissau
4.54
85
Montenegro
Flag Montenegro
4.41
86
Croatia
Flag Croatia
4.31
87
Gambia
Flag Gambia
4.31
88
Madagascar
Flag Madagascar
4.29
89
Haiti
Flag Haiti
4.07
90
Venezuela
Flag Venezuela
4.07
91
Cyprus
Flag Cyprus
4.04
92
Trinidad & Tobago
Flag Trinidad & Tobago
4.02
93
Spain
Flag Spain
4
94
Georgia
Flag Georgia
3.85
95
Sri Lanka
Flag Sri Lanka
3.83
96
Italy
Flag Italy
3.82
97
Australia
Flag Australia
3.60
98
Sierra Leone
Flag Sierra Leone
3.54
99
Nigeria
Flag Nigeria
3.53
100
Somalia
Flag Somalia
3.52
101
New Zealand
Flag New Zealand
3.29
102
Cote d’Ivoire
Flag Cote d’Ivoire
3.27
103
Comoro Islands
Flag Comoro Islands
3.22
104
Saudi Arabia
Flag Saudi Arabia
3.21
105
Saint Lucia
Flag Saint Lucia
3.18
106
Timor Leste
Flag Timor Leste
2.97
107
Lebanese Republic
Flag Lebanese Republic
2.95
108
Mozambique
Flag Mozambique
2.80
109
Ireland
Flag Ireland
2.80
110
United Kingdom
Flag United Kingdom
2.75
111
Faroe Islands
Flag Faroe Islands
2.67
112
Estonia
Flag Estonia
2.61
113
Turkey
Flag Turkey
2.59
114
Cuba
Flag Cuba
2.50
115
Guam
Flag Guam
2.39
116
Malta
Flag Malta
2.38
117
Guinea
Flag Guinea
2.35
118
Colombia
Flag Colombia
2.34
119
Cameroon
Flag Cameroon
2.29
120
Brazil
Flag Brazil
2.23
121
Barbados
Flag Barbados
2.21
122
Uruguay
Flag Uruguay
2.20
123
South Korea
Flag South Korea
2.13
124
Ghana
Flag Ghana
2.13
125
France
Flag France
2.08
126
San Tome
Flag San Tome
2.03
127
Cambodia
Flag Cambodia
2
128
Costa Rica
Flag Costa Rica
2
129
Germany
Flag Germany
1.99
130
United States
Flag United States
1.98
131
India
Flag India
1.88
132
Dominican Republic
Flag Dominican Republic
1.84
133
Honduras
Flag Honduras
1.82
134
Nicaragua
Flag Nicaragua
1.80
135
Mauritius
Flag Mauritius
1.71
136
Israel
Flag Israel
1.70
137
Curacao
Flag Curacao
1.68
138
Poland
Flag Poland
1.59
139
Yemen
Flag Yemen
1.58
140
Lithuania
Flag Lithuania
1.54
141
Angola
Flag Angola
1.53
142
Morocco
Flag Morocco
1.45
143
Canada
Flag Canada
1.44
144
Slovenia
Flag Slovenia
1.38
145
Bulgaria
Flag Bulgaria
1.34
146
Portugal
Flag Portugal
1.29
147
Algeria
Flag Algeria
1.25
148
Togo
Flag Togo
1.13
149
Ukraine
Flag Ukraine
1.07
150
Mexico
Flag Mexico
1.05
151
Argentina
Flag Argentina
1.03
152
Russian Federation
Flag Russian Federation
0.96
153
Chile
Flag Chile
0.96
154
Congo
Flag Congo
0.94
155
Iran
Flag Iran
0.93
156
El Salvador
Flag El Salvador
0.87
157
Singapore
Flag Singapore
0.66
158
Peru
Flag Peru
0.66
159
Sudan
Flag Sudan
0.51
160
Pakistan
Flag Pakistan
0.45
161
Kenya
Flag Kenya
0.41
162
Syrian Arab Republic
Flag Syrian Arab Republic
0.40
163
Tanzania
Flag Tanzania
0.37
164
Romania
Flag Romania
0.33
165
Guatemala
Flag Guatemala
0.21
166
Palestina
Flag Palestina
0.21
167
South Africa
Flag South Africa
0.20
168
Namibia
Flag Namibia
0.19
169
Jordan
Flag Jordan
0.05
170
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Flag Bosnia-Herzegovina
0.01
171
Congo DR
Flag Congo DR
0.01
172
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Definition and methodology
Population below 5m is the percentage of the total population living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.