7. Pakistan
World risk index: 6.96%
Rank: 72
Don’t be fooled by the fact that Pakistan, the next on the list of top 10 natural disaster prone countries with the worst, most costly disasters in the world, is ranked as number 72 according to the World Risk Report data. Similarly, as in India, natural disasters in Pakistan have horrible consequences and very high death toll. One of the reasons for such an outcome is lack of coping strategies and the fact that Pakistan, just like India, is a very populated country. According to the article published by The Telegraph, The United Nations rated recent floods in Pakistan as the worst humanitarian crises in recent history. Death toll of 1,600 is only a fraction of 610,000 killed in previous events. Millions were left homeless and in need of food, clean water, and shelter. The cost of rebuilding roads was estimated to $59 million. Floods are one of the most common natural disasters that occur in Pakistan. According to the Federal Flood Commission, Pakistan suffered 20 major floods between 1950 and 2012 which took more than 11,000 lives. Between 2010 and 2012, 3,072 Pakistanis lost their lives in floods and costs rose over $16 billion. It is estimated that Pakistan loses around $800 million every year due to the natural disasters.
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