Urban population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) - Country Ranking - Central America & the Caribbean

Definition: Urban population below 5m is the percentage of the total population, living in areas where the elevation is 5 meters or less.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University. 2013. Urban-Rural Population and Land Area Estimates Version 2. Palisades, NY: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.e

See also: Thematic map, Time series comparison

Find indicator:
Rank Country Value Year
1 Belize 13.06 2010
2 The Bahamas 11.80 2010
3 Cayman Islands 10.49 2010
4 Antigua and Barbuda 8.64 2010
5 Puerto Rico 8.45 2010
6 Jamaica 2.29 2010
7 Trinidad and Tobago 2.00 2010
8 St. Kitts and Nevis 1.96 2010
9 Panama 1.60 2010
10 Cuba 1.42 2010
11 St. Lucia 0.87 2010
12 Haiti 0.82 2010
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 0.66 2010
14 Grenada 0.53 2010
15 Dominica 0.51 2010
16 Dominican Republic 0.50 2010
17 Barbados 0.47 2010
18 Nicaragua 0.30 2010
19 Honduras 0.16 2010
20 Costa Rica 0.12 2010
21 El Salvador 0.09 2010
22 Guatemala 0.04 2010

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Statistical Concept and Methodology: Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 1990 as described by GRUMPv1 input estimates allocated into 3 arc second grid cells. Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 2000 as described by GRUMPv1 input estimates allocated into 3 arc second grid cells. Population counts in low elevation zones in the year 2010 derived from the application of United Nations 2000-2010 national growth rates to year 2000 population data from GRUMPv1 ( see documentation for full description of methodologies ).

Aggregation method: Weighted average

Periodicity: Annual