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. 2014 May 13;5:3794. doi: 10.1038/ncomms4794

Table 3. Number of people who may receive risk reduction benefits from coral reefs by country.

<10 m Elevation and <10 km from reef
<10 m Elevation and <50 km from reef
Country No. of people Country No. of people
Indonesia 19 Indonesia 41
India 17 India 36
Philippines 12 Philippines 23
Brazil 6 China 16
USA 3 Vietnam 9
Vietnam 2 Brazil 8
Tanzania 2 United States 7
China 2 Malaysia 5
Haiti 2 Sri Lanka 4
Cuba 2 Taiwan 3
Sri Lanka 2 Singapore 3
Singapore 1 Cuba 3
Japan 1 Hong Kong 2
Saudi Arabia 1 Tanzania 2
Kenya 1 Saudi Arabia 2
       
Top 15 74 Top 15 163
Global 100 Global 197

Values are the number of people living below 10 m elevation and within 10 or 50 km from reefs (no. of people × 1,000,000).