As of 2022, the Southeast Asia region has the most people at risk of flooding. Nearly 395 million people in China and about 390 million in India are expected to be affected by both inland and coastal flooding.
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Visual Capitalist. (September 14, 2022). Total population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334285/population-at-risk-by-floods-by-country/
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Visual Capitalist. (2022). Total population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334285/population-at-risk-by-floods-by-country/
Visual Capitalist. "Total Population Exposed to Flood Risk Worldwide as of 2022, by Leading Country (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334285/population-at-risk-by-floods-by-country/
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Total population exposed to flood risk worldwide as of 2022, by leading country (in millions) [Graph], Visual Capitalist, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1334285/population-at-risk-by-floods-by-country/