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Countries by Extreme Temperature Exposure

Complete ranking of 38 countries • Percentage of population • Updated 2026

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About Extreme Temperature Exposure Rankings

Israel leads all 38 countries in Extreme Temperature Exposure with a value of 44.19% of population, while Slovakia ranks last at 0% of population. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.

What Extreme Temperature Exposure Measures

Share of people exposed to extreme temperatures, from OECD How's Life / Well-Being.

Why This Ranking Matters

Examining Extreme Temperature Exposure across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.

Global Range

Values range from 0% of population (Slovakia) to 44.19% of population (Israel) — an infinitely large difference across 38 countries.

Regional Patterns

European countries dominate this ranking, holding 11 of the top 20 positions. This strong regional concentration suggests shared economic, geographic, or policy factors that drive higher values across the continent.

The distribution is highly right-skewed — a few countries have exceptionally high values that pull the average well above the median. The median (0% of population) is far more representative than the mean (6.52% of population).

Notable Outliers

The top of the ranking is competitive: Israel and Greece are separated by only 9%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.

Continental Leaders

Asia

Israel

44.19% of population

Europe

Greece

40.63% of population

North America

Mexico

34.09% of population

Oceania

Australia

5.10% of population

South America

Chile

0% of population

Highest Extreme Temperature Exposure

The 5 strongest Extreme Temperature Exposure reads.

Israel44.19% of populationGreece40.63% of populationSpain38.07% of populationMexico34.09% of populationTurkey31.61% of population

Lowest Extreme Temperature Exposure

The 5 lowest Extreme Temperature Exposure reads.

Slovakia0% of populationSlovenia0% of populationSweden0% of populationPoland0% of populationNew Zealand0% of population

Data Note

Rankings are based on the latest available data from OECD How's Life / Well-Being, covering 38 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.

Top 10 Countries

1stIsrael44.19% of population
2ndGreece40.63% of population
3rdSpain38.07% of population
4thMexico34.09% of population
5thTurkey31.61% of population
6thUnited States25.03% of population
7thColombia11.98% of population
8thPortugal5.9% of population
9thJapan5.7% of population
10thAustralia5.1% of population

Country Ladder

1stIsraelAsia44.19% of population2ndGreeceEurope40.63% of population3rdSpainEurope38.07% of population4thMexicoNorth America34.09% of population5thTurkeyEurope31.61% of population6thUnited StatesNorth America25.03% of population7thColombiaNorth America11.98% of population8thPortugalEurope5.9% of population9thJapanAsia5.7% of population10thAustraliaOceania5.1% of population11thItalyEurope4.1% of population12thFranceEurope1.1% of population13thCosta RicaNorth America0.33% of population14thHungaryEurope0.03% of population15thAustriaEurope0% of population16thBelgiumEurope0% of population17thCanadaNorth America0% of population18thSwitzerlandEurope0% of population19thChileSouth America0% of population20thCzechiaEurope0% of population21stGermanyEurope0% of population22ndDenmarkEurope0% of population23rdEstoniaEurope0% of population24thFinlandEurope0% of population25thUnited KingdomEurope0% of population26thIrelandEurope0% of population27thIcelandEurope0% of population28thSouth KoreaAsia0% of population29thLithuaniaEurope0% of population30thLuxembourgEurope0% of population31stLatviaEurope0% of population32ndNetherlandsEurope0% of population33rdNorwayEurope0% of population34thNew ZealandOceania0% of population35thPolandEurope0% of population36thSwedenEurope0% of population37thSloveniaEurope0% of population38thSlovakiaEurope0% of population
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