Country Profile – United States

Country Profile: United States

Connecting country profiles with data that drives disaster readiness

This section brings together key demographic, geographic, economic, and natural risk indicators that shape the nation’s exposure and vulnerability. These elements paint a comprehensive picture of the country’s baseline conditions, supporting informed decision-making, strategic planning, and targeted action to strengthen resilience across the region.

General Information

Total population (inhabitants): 341,963,408 (2024 est.) (173,364,628 Female and 168,598,780 Male)
Human Development Index (HDI): 0.938 (17 out of 193 countries)
Basic geography: North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico. With a total area of 9,833,517 sq km and 19,924 km of coastline. The terrain is a vast central plain, mountains in the west, hills and low mountains in east; rugged mountains and broad river valleys in Alaska; rugged, volcanic topography in Hawaii (Highest point: 6,190 m and mean elevation: 760 m).

Economic Overview

Real GDP growth (Annual percent change): 2 (2025)
GDP and GDP per capita current prices (U.S. dollars): 30.62k billions and 89.6 thousand (2025)
GDP – composition, by sector of origin: agriculture: 0.9%, industry: 14.3% and services: 79.7% (2024 est.)*
Key indicators of economic vulnerability
- General government gross debt (% of GDP 2025): 125

*Figures may not total 100% due to non-allocated consumption not captured in sector-reported data

Risks and Disasters

Natural Disaster History (1980-2024)

Type of disaster	Total Disasters (#)	Total Deaths (Persons)	Total Affected (Persons)	Total Damages (000 USD, Adjusted for Inflation)	Internal Displacements (2008-2024)
Drought	20	428	0	118,544,272
Earthquake	27	148	74,527	82,430,776	790
Epidemic	4	317	406,674	0
Extreme temperature	29	4,647	56	27,599,904	20,000
Flood	190	1,205	12,442,753	147,428,877	1,000,000
Mass movement (wet)	4	79	1,656	1,117,834	2,300
Storm	624	10,920	101,581,638	1,645,400,232	17,900,000
Volcanic activity	2	90	5,000	3,786,535	20,900
Wildfire	99	507	1,217,374	111,832,679	3,300,000
Total	999	18,341	115,729,678	2,138,141,109	22,243,990

International Risk Indexes

To access an indicator at the global level, please consult this page: INFORM Risk

References

Central Intelligence Agency. (2025). The World Factbook: Countries. The World Factbook. [LINK]

International Monetary Fund. (2025). DataMapper profile. International Monetary Fund. [LINK]

International Monetary Fund. (2025). Gross general government debt data by country. International Monetary Fund. [LINK]

Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre. (2024). Displacement Data. IDMC. [LINK]

Joint Research Centre (JRC) — European Commission. (2020). INFORM Subnational Risk: Latin America and Caribbean. INFORM Index. [LINK]

United Nations Development Programme. (2025). Country insights. Human Development Reports. [LINK]

World Bank. (2024). Explore. Climate Change Knowledge Portal. [LINK]

Additional Information

Last Updated: November 2025

Created by: Azucena Ceniceros Gutiérrez