Gallup and Lloyd's Register Foundation survey: Gulf countries lead in disaster resilience, Lebanon and Iraq lag behind
According to a Gallup survey conducted for Lloyd's Register Foundation, covering more than 143,000 interviews in 140 countries, the Persian Gulf countries showed the best disaster resilience results in the region: Kuwait — 74 points, Bahrain — 72, Oman and the UAE — 70 each, with the global average at 57. Lebanon (48), Iraq (49) and Palestine (52) fell below the global average. North Africa showed the largest regional increase — up five points since 2023.
Otabek Yusupov