The Philippines ranked 17th in the world as the most affected country from extreme weather events in the Global Climate Risk Index (CRI) 2021. The country got a score of 26.67 using 2019 data. In 2018, it ranked 2nd in the index with a score of 11.17, the lowest during the 2015-2019 period. Note that Typhoon Mangkhut (Ompong), a category 5 super typhoon and the most powerful typhoon recorded worldwide in 2018, made landfall in Cagayan province in September of that year.
