Vulnerability in South Korea
South Korea: Vulnerability was 1.5 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Vulnerability in South Korea, 2013–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South 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 South Korea peaked at 1.5 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8, in 2013.
That places South 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.
Vulnerability in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 0.8 | — |
| 2014 | 0.9 | +12.5% |
| 2015 | 1 | +11.1% |
| 2016 | 1.1 | +10.0% |
| 2017 | 1.1 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.3 | +18.2% |
| 2019 | 1.5 | +15.4% |
| 2020 | 1.3 | -13.3% |
| 2021 | 1.2 | -7.7% |
| 2022 | 1.2 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4 | +16.7% |
| 2024 | 1.5 | +7.1% |
| 2025 | 1.5 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1.5 is below the median for high income countries, which is 2.7, 56% of the median. (61 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1.5 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.1, 48% of the median. (30 countries reporting)
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 South Korea
- 174 Iceland 1.7 compare
- 174 Maldives 1.7 compare
- 174 North 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 South Korea
- Share co2 vs population 0.2146 (2100)
- Co2 gdp growth, annual growth rate -49.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- Co2 gdp pop growth, annual growth rate -273.02 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, annual growth rate -0.1285 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population, total, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, annual growth rate -0.1214 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Urban population, per capita 0.8117 units per person (2025)
- Precipitation anomalies, annual growth rate -78.08 % change on previous year (2025)
- Urban population 81.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability in South Korea?
- Vulnerability in South Korea was 1.5 in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.5 in 2019.
- What is the lowest vulnerability recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8 in 2013.
- How does South Korea rank for vulnerability?
- South Korea ranks 177th out of 191 countries with data for 2025.
- Is vulnerability rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 50.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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.