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	62	9	97	85
2	Sarpsborg	Norway	84	58	13	81	84
3	Viborg	Denmark	84	58	6	87	84
4	Hillerød	Denmark	84	58	7	87	84
5	Rouen	France	83	65	21	95	83
6	Viljandi	Estonia	83	64	36	74	83
7	Maardu	Estonia	83	64	36	75	83
8	Nõmme	Estonia	83	63	33	76	83
9	Swords	Ireland	83	62	9	98	83
10	Kohtla-Järve	Estonia	83	62	33	71	83
11	Galway	Ireland	83	61	6	99	83
12	Hobart	Australia	83	60	2	100	83
13	Limerick	Ireland	83	60	5	99	83
14	Odense	Denmark	83	56	0	89	83
15	Frederiksberg	Denmark	83	56	2	88	83
16	Logroño	Spain	82	70	35	98	82
17	Bilbao	Spain	82	70	32	100	82
18	Edinburgh	United Kingdom	82	70	38	93	82
19	Białystok	Poland	82	69	48	79	82
20	Trenčín	Slovakia	82	68	42	82	82
21	Venlo	Netherlands	82	64	20	93	82
22	Arnhem	Netherlands	82	63	18	93	82
23	Maastricht	Netherlands	82	63	19	92	82
24	Nijmegen	Netherlands	82	63	18	93	82
25	Namur	Belgium	82	63	19	92	82
26	Leuven	Belgium	82	63	19	93	82
27	Narva	Estonia	82	62	32	72	82
28	Bendigo	Australia	82	61	6	100	82
29	Tartu	Estonia	82	61	30	74	82
30	Tallaght	Ireland	82	60	6	96	82
31	Geelong	Australia	82	59	2	100	82
32	Cork	Ireland	82	59	2	100	82
33	Linköping	Sweden	82	59	17	81	82
34	Örebro	Sweden	82	59	17	80	82
35	Västerås	Sweden	82	59	18	79	82
36	Jönköping	Sweden	82	59	19	80	82
37	Sollentuna	Sweden	82	59	18	80	82
38	Södermalm	Sweden	82	59	18	81	82
39	Glasgow	United Kingdom	82	58	6	91	82
40	Uppsala	Sweden	82	58	17	79	82
41	Tønsberg	Norway	82	58	13	82	82
42	Skien	Norway	82	58	14	83	82
43	Umeå	Sweden	82	56	18	71	82
44	Vejle	Denmark	82	56	4	87	82
45	Lahti	Finland	82	55	14	70	82
46	Trondheim	Norway	82	55	8	78	82
47	Jyväskylä	Finland	82	54	13	69	82
48	Kuopio	Finland	82	54	14	67	82
49	Santander	Spain	81	70	34	100	81
50	Donostia / San Sebastián	Spain	81	70	34	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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