In Pics | Most disaster-prone places across the world

As states across India reel under the effect of disasters caused by heavy rains, it is worth noting that the country, despite back-to-back tragedies is not the most disaster-prone nation. Here's a list of the world's most disaster prone nations and continents and around the world based on their World Risk Index (WRI) score, in pictures.

Vanatu: With a World Risk Index score of 47.7, the Oceanian island of Vanatu is the most disaster-prone country in the world. As a whole continent, Oceania is also the most disaster-prone with a WRI score of 15.6 | Credit: PTI File Photo

Dominica: The Central American island is the second most disaster-prone country with a WRI score of 27.4. The Americas, which includes North, Central and South America has a score of 7.9 | Credit: Reuters File Photo

Brunei: Third in this list is yet another island nation in Brunei Darussalam, with a WRI score of 22.8. Asia as a continent has a WRI score 5.8 | Credit: AFP File Photo

Cape Verde: Cape Verde, also an island nation has a WRI score of 17.7. It is a part of Africa, which has a WRI score of 8.9 | Credit: AFP File Photo

Alabania: The only non-island and land-locked country in this list, Albania has a WRI score of 8.2, while the continent it is a part of, Europe, has the least WRI score among all continents of 3.3 | Credit: PTI File Photo