Table 2.
Country ranking.
| (a) Land [x1,000 km2] | (b) People [million] | (c) Property [$US billion] | (d) Property/GDP [%] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cuba | 3.92 | 1 | Vietnam | 7.02 | 1 | United States | 11.31 | 1 | Belize | 28.86 |
| 2 | Vietnam | 3.12 | 2 | India | 2.87 | 2 | China | 8.58 | 2 | Suriname | 21.35 |
| 3 | Bahamas | 2.47 | 3 | Bangladesh | 1.11 | 3 | Taiwan | 7.89 | 3 | Mozambique | 17.59 |
| 4 | Cambodia | 1.78 | 4 | Philippines | 0.61 | 4 | India | 7.84 | 4 | Bahamas | 13.72 |
| 5 | India | 1.63 | 5 | China | 0.52 | 5 | Mexico | 7.42 | 5 | Anguilla | 4.63 |
| 6 | United States | 1.42 | 6 | Brazil | 0.33 | 6 | Vietnam | 6.45 | 6 | Guyana | 4.57 |
| 7 | Nicaragua | 1.40 | 7 | Nigeria | 0.30 | 7 | Mozambique | 1.94 | 7 | Madagascar | 3.57 |
| 8 | Mexico | 1.13 | 8 | Indonesia | 0.25 | 8 | Saudi Arabia | 1.61 | 8 | Guinea Bissau | 3.24 |
| 9 | Honduras | 1.07 | 9 | Mozambique | 0.24 | 9 | Bangladesh | 1.56 | 9 | Vietnam | 3.14 |
| 10 | Indonesia | 0.84 | 10 | Mexico | 0.23 | 10 | Bahamas | 1.55 | 10 | Turks and Caicos | 2.57 |
| 11 | Bangladesh | 0.82 | 11 | Ivory Coast | 0.21 | 11 | Philippines | 1.00 | 11 | Sierra Leone | 2.02 |
| 12 | Brazil | 0.76 | 12 | Thailand | 0.18 | 12 | Australia | 0.79 | 12 | Taiwan | 1.71 |
| 13 | Guyana | 0.75 | 13 | Ecuador | 0.18 | 13 | UAE | 0.74 | 13 | New Caledonia | 1.16 |
| 14 | Belize | 0.71 | 14 | Taiwan | 0.17 | 14 | Brazil | 0.72 | 14 | Solomon Islands | 1.07 |
| 15 | Madagascar | 0.69 | 15 | Pakistan | 0.14 | 15 | Suriname | 0.70 | 15 | Ant. & Barbuda | 1.06 |
The countries receiving the greatest benefits from mangroves in averted land flooding and damages to people and property. The table also shows the benefits of mangroves (averted flood damages to property) relative to GDP.