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Table 4.
Countries at risk from sea-level rise.
Fraction at risk
Total
population,
2005 (000)
Population
at risks,
2005 (000)
Population,
2005
Output,
2005
Country
Area
Most at-risk countries:
Bahamas
100.0
100.0
100.0
323
323
Maldives
100.0
100.0
100.0
295
295
Bahrain
91.9
60.3
65.9
725
666
K iribati
91.8
91.2
9.0
99
91
Netherlands
74.9
76.9
76.3
16,300
12,200
Tonga
69.0
58.1
17.5
99
69
Gambia
63.2
62.9
30.5
1,620
1,020
Bangladesh
60.1
58.0
50.6
153,000
92,100
Kuwait
48.8
9.5
7.8
2,540
1,240
Guinea Bissau
48.2
48.2
29.2
1,600
770
Most populous countries:
China
9.0
14.4
1.8
1,300,000
117,000
India
7.3
7.2
2.8
1,100,000
80,100
United States
6.1
5.9
2.9
297,000
18,100
Indonesia
2.8
3.6
7.5
221,000
6,270
Brazil
2.9
1.7
1.4
187,000
5,410
Pakistan
6.8
3.5
2.4
156,000
10,500
Bangladesh
60.1
58.0
50.6
153,000
92,100
Russia
1.8
1.0
2.4
143,000
2,520
Nigeria
3.7
12.9
2.3
141,000
5,170
Japan
0.0
0.0
0.0
128,000
0
Mexico
3.2
2.9
3.3
103,000
3,260
Note: Table shows the 2005 population, area, and output that are located at or below
10 meters of elevation.
livia). This weak correlation of impacts and incomes is true for other
impacts, such as those affecting agriculture, human health, national se-
curity, and storm intensifi cation. While people tend to believe that poor
countries are most likely to be affected, that is not accurate for SLR. The
United States is highly vulnerable, while Canada is not. Bangladesh is
