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

Definition: Rural 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 The Bahamas 8.49 2010
2 Belize 7.47 2010
3 Antigua and Barbuda 3.19 2010
4 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 3.05 2010
5 St. Kitts and Nevis 1.93 2010
6 Cayman Islands 1.58 2010
7 Cuba 1.48 2010
8 Panama 1.41 2010
9 Grenada 1.36 2010
10 Jamaica 1.34 2010
11 Haiti 1.05 2010
12 Trinidad and Tobago 0.91 2010
13 Honduras 0.75 2010
14 St. Lucia 0.75 2010
15 Dominican Republic 0.73 2010
16 Nicaragua 0.56 2010
17 Dominica 0.47 2010
18 Puerto Rico 0.47 2010
19 El Salvador 0.41 2010
20 Costa Rica 0.24 2010
21 Barbados 0.24 2010
22 Guatemala 0.17 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