2020
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50th
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71st
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89th
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102nd
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Detailed explanation-1: -As per the World Risk Report 2020, India (6.62) was ‘poorly prepared’ to deal with ‘climate reality’, due to which it was more vulnerable to extreme natural disasters. India has been ranked at 89th position among 181 countries on the World Risk Index (WRI) 2020.
Detailed explanation-2: -Global disaster risk index 2022, by select country Philippines is the country with the highest natural disaster risk. According to a 2022 study, it was given the disaster risk index (WRI) of 46.82. India followed, with a disaster risk index of 42.31.
Detailed explanation-3: -1. The World Risk Index 2022 (released September) ranked the Philippines first in the world in risk among 193 countries worldwide (representing 99 percent of global population). India and Indonesia ranked second and third, followed by Colombia and Mexico.
Detailed explanation-4: -Abstract: The Philippines is one of the world’s most disaster-prone countries. Located along the boundary of major tectonic plates and at the center of a typhoon belt, its islands are regularly impacted by floods, typhoons, landslides, earthquakes, volcanoes, and droughts.