Table 1 Population located in the 1 in 100 year floodplain (millions)
From: New estimates of flood exposure in developing countries using high-resolution population data
Country | WorldPop | LandScan™ | HRSL | WorldPop change % | LandScan™ change % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Burkina Faso | 2.40 | 2.72 | 1.74 | −27 | −36 |
Cambodia | 6.26 | 6.86 | 4.69 | −25 | −32 |
Ghana | 3.17 | 3.83 | 2.57 | −19 | −33 |
Haiti | 3.14 | 3.22 | 3.09 | −1 | −4 |
Madagascar | 4.41 | 4.66 | 3.50 | −21 | −25 |
Malawi | 2.54 | 2.50 | 1.61 | −37 | −36 |
Mexico | 30.36 | 30.08 | 24.37 | −20 | −19 |
Mozambique | 5.69 | 6.38 | 3.76 | −34 | −41 |
Philippines | 43.86 | 50.12 | 42.65 | −3 | −15 |
Puerto Rico | 0.81 | 0.80 | 0.68 | −16 | −16 |
Rwanda | 0.95 | 1.03 | 0.59 | −37 | −42 |
South Africa | 3.39 | 4.86 | 2.02 | −41 | −59 |
Sri Lanka | 3.62 | 4.52 | 2.84 | −22 | −37 |
Tanzania | 7.72 | 7.86 | 5.29 | −32 | −33 |
Uganda | 4.18 | 4.56 | 1.66 | −60 | −64 |
