Morocco ranked 45th among 193 countries in the 2026 WorldRiskIndex, recording a disaster risk score of 12.59 points and placing it in the report’s “high risk” category.
The score puts Morocco 1.14 points below the threshold for the “very high risk” category, which begins at 13.73 points.
The index, published by Bündnis Entwicklung Hilft and the Institute for International Law of Peace and Armed Conflict at Ruhr University Bochum, measures structural disaster risk linked to extreme natural events and the effects of climate change. It combines countries’ exposure to natural hazards with their societal vulnerability.
Morocco ranked above Algeria, Tunisia, Spain and Portugal but below Egypt, Libya and Mauritania, according to the 2026 index.
The report’s newly introduced storm risk index placed Morocco 130th, with a score of 0.46. Morocco shared the ranking with Suriname and Eritrea.
The Philippines recorded the highest storm risk score at 69.27, followed by Mexico at 47.40 and Madagascar at 44.99. Monaco had the lowest score at 0.15, followed by Singapore at 0.17 and Luxembourg at 0.18.
Within the broader region, Portugal ranked 69th on the storm index and Mauritania 95th. Algeria ranked 133rd with a score of 0.45, Tunisia 141st with 0.42 and Spain 159th with 0.35.
Morocco’s overall WorldRiskIndex score reflects both its exposure to natural hazards and the vulnerability of its population and systems. Its exposure score was 7.45, classified as “high,” while its vulnerability score was 21.26, classified as “medium.”
The index considers exposure to hazards including earthquakes, tsunamis, coastal and river flooding, cyclones, drought and sea-level rise. Vulnerability incorporates susceptibility, coping capacity and long-term adaptation capacity.
The report says the gap between countries with the highest and lowest disaster risks has remained broadly unchanged over the past 25 years. On average, the 10 countries with the highest risk recorded levels more than 60 times those of the 10 countries with the lowest risk.
The report emphasizes that the severity of a natural hazard alone does not determine whether it becomes a disaster. Social vulnerability, infrastructure, preparedness, early-warning systems and the ability to respond and recover all influence the consequences of extreme events.
The 2026 report focuses particularly on storms, arguing that effective disaster protection depends not only on the intensity of extreme weather but also on whether warnings, social protection and emergency measures reach vulnerable populations.
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