The Philippines is the region’s people-hit heavyweight — 97.6 million affected across natural disasters from 2015–2024 — and sits near the top on hazard and exposure.

Affected counts are summed events, not unique residents. ND-GAIN is mid-pack (47.1). Overall INFORM already lives on governance-risk — lead with components and losses here. Brunei and Singapore show zero Natural events in this window.

What the comparison shows

The Philippines’ large affected-event total points to repeated exposure over the 2015–2024 window. It is possible for the same person to appear in several events, so the total is not a count of unique residents. Vietnam’s larger reported damage total shows that people affected and recorded monetary losses capture different consequences.

How to interpret the findings

Reported damages are incomplete and can understate losses. A verified zero natural-event count for Brunei or Singapore within this window does not establish zero future risk. Hazard exposure, vulnerability and realised losses have different definitions and should not be combined into one climate-performance score.

Coverage and context

Read row years and coverage notes; missing observations are not zero.

The table is a comparison of observations, not a combined ranking. The topic guide includes the wider SEA-11 coverage, interactive charts and full methodology.