Safest cities from natural disasters

Lowest natural-disaster risk (earthquake, flood, storm, wildfire, heat). Top pick: Dundalk, Ireland.

Safest cities from natural disasters — top 12

#	City	Country	Safety	Livability	Cost	Climate	Safety
1	Dundalk	Ireland	85	77	52	97	85
2	Viborg	Denmark	84	74	52	87	84
3	Hillerød	Denmark	84	74	52	87	84
4	Sarpsborg	Norway	84	72	51	81	84
5	Swords	Ireland	83	77	52	98	83
6	Hobart	Australia	83	76	48	100	83
7	Galway	Ireland	83	76	50	99	83
8	Limerick	Ireland	83	76	50	99	83
9	Rouen	France	83	75	50	95	83
10	Odense	Denmark	83	73	49	89	83
11	Frederiksberg	Denmark	83	73	50	88	83
12	Viljandi	Estonia	83	70	54	74	83
13	Maardu	Estonia	83	70	54	75	83
14	Nõmme	Estonia	83	70	52	76	83
15	Kohtla-Järve	Estonia	83	69	52	71	83
16	Bendigo	Australia	82	76	50	100	82
17	Geelong	Australia	82	76	48	100	82
18	Cork	Ireland	82	76	49	100	82
19	Logroño	Spain	82	75	49	98	82
20	Bilbao	Spain	82	75	47	100	82
21	Tallaght	Ireland	82	75	50	96	82
22	Arnhem	Netherlands	82	74	49	93	82
23	Maastricht	Netherlands	82	74	50	92	82
24	Venlo	Netherlands	82	74	50	93	82
25	Nijmegen	Netherlands	82	74	49	93	82
26	Namur	Belgium	82	74	50	92	82
27	Leuven	Belgium	82	74	50	93	82
28	Vejle	Denmark	82	73	51	87	82
29	Glasgow	United Kingdom	82	72	46	91	82
30	Skien	Norway	82	72	52	83	82
31	Trenčín	Slovakia	82	71	51	82	82
32	Tønsberg	Norway	82	71	51	82	82
33	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	82	70	38	93	82
34	Uppsala	Sweden	82	70	49	79	82
35	Linköping	Sweden	82	70	49	81	82
36	Örebro	Sweden	82	70	49	80	82
37	Västerås	Sweden	82	70	49	79	82
38	Jönköping	Sweden	82	70	50	80	82
39	Sollentuna	Sweden	82	70	49	80	82
40	Södermalm	Sweden	82	70	49	81	82
41	Białystok	Poland	82	69	48	79	82
42	Trondheim	Norway	82	69	48	78	82
43	Tartu	Estonia	82	68	50	74	82
44	Narva	Estonia	82	68	51	72	82
45	Jyväskylä	Finland	82	67	49	69	82
46	Lahti	Finland	82	67	50	70	82
47	Umeå	Sweden	82	67	49	71	82
48	Kuopio	Finland	82	66	49	67	82
49	Santander	Spain	81	76	49	100	81
50	Donostia / San Sebastián	Spain	81	76	49	100	81

Climate real (WorldClim); cost real (World Bank); hazard tiers indicative. livability=0.35*cost+0.30*climate+0.35*safety; cost=country PPP index x city-size premium (real population); safety=0.55*disaster_safety+0.45*crime_safety - urban-crime penalty (city size); disaster_safety=100-sum(hazard_weight*tier)/5*100 over 8 hazards (real earthquake/heat/cold + modelled flood/storm/wildfire/drought/tsunami); crime_safety=100-homicide*3

FAQ

What is the #1 safest cities from natural disasters?

Dundalk, Ireland — see the full ranking of 1103 cities.

How is this ranked?

From open data: climate (WorldClim), cost (World Bank), disaster risk (USGS/FEMA/INFORM), combined into a livability score.

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