Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population)

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

Description: The map below shows how Population living in areas where elevation is below 5 meters (% of total population) varies by country. The shade of the country corresponds to the magnitude of the indicator. The darker the shade, the higher the value. The country with the highest value in the world is Monaco, with a value of 100.00. The country with the lowest value in the world is Macedonia, with a value of 0.00.

Source: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Place II dataset.

See also: Country ranking, Time series comparison

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