Philippine remains world’s most disaster-prone country, Indonesia and India are next in rankings

People clean their flooded homes in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Noru in San Mateo, Rizal province on September 2022. Image from philstar.com via The Straits Times/ANN

MANILA (Vietnam News/ANN): The World Risk Index (WRI) 2023 put the Philippines at the number one for the most-disaster-prone country in the world, followed by Indonesia and India.

According to the report, the Philippines topped the list with the highest disaster risk worldwide point of 46.86/100 WRI, while Indonesia and India spotted at 43.5 and 41.52 WRI, respectively.