Vulnerability in Korea
Korea: Vulnerability was 1.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerability in Korea, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Korea recorded 1.5 for vulnerability in 2025. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 50.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability in Korea peaked at 1.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2013.
That places Korea 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.1 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.35 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 174 Iceland 1.7 compare
- 174 Maldives 1.7 compare
- 174 Democratic People’s Republic of Korea 1.7 compare
- 177 Japan 1.5 compare
- 177 Turkmenistan 1.5 compare
- 180 Antigua and Barbuda 1.4 compare
- 180 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1.4 compare
More climate change data for Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.2146 (2100)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
- Urban population 41.95 million (2025)
- Urban population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Population, total 51.68 million (2025)
- Population growth -0.1% (2025)
- Annual Net Emissions/Removals 668.25 (2024)
- Temperature change with respect to a baseline climatology 2.54 (2024)
- Per capita CO₂ emissions vs. per capita energy use 11.29 tonnes per person (2024)
- Share global cumulative co2 including land 0.7622 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability in Korea?
- Vulnerability in Korea was 1.5 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest vulnerability recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for vulnerability?
- Korea ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerability rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides information on the Climate-driven INFORM Risk Indicator, which helps assess the risk of climate-driven hazards. It can be used to support decisions related to prevention, preparedness, and response. It has three dimensions: climate-driven hazard & exposure, vulnerability, and lack of coping capacity. It is produced based on the INFORM Risk with IMF staff calculations. Climate-driven Hazard & Exposure reflects the probability of physical exposure associated with specific climate-driven hazards. Vulnerability represents economic, political and social characteristics of the community that can be destabilized in case of a hazard event. Lack of coping capacity relates to the ability of a country to cope with disasters in terms of formal, organized activities and the effort of the country’s government as well as the existing infrastructure which contribute to the reduction of disaster risk. The data are updated annually based on August data release by INFORM Risk.