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Table 2 Population density (World Bank 2018), F-values, and slope of F–N curves for various geographical locations

From: A review of landslide acceptable risk and tolerable risk

Locations

Population density/km2

Slope of F–N curve

F-values

N = 1

N = 10

N = 100

Japan

347

− 0.53

–

0.8

0.07

China

148

− 0.61

–

–

0.06

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

–

− 3.3

1

0.52

0.0011

Italy

203

− 1.99

0.9

0.008

0.00005

Portugal

112

− 2.35

0.63

0.04

–

Hong Kong

7096

− 0.79

0.6

0.01

–

Canada

4

− 0.92

0.4

0.07

–

Alps

215

− 0.538

0.29

0.16

0.003

Nilgiri Hills, India

–

− 0.275

0.21

0.05

0.006

Nepal

196

− 1.31

0.08

0.004

–

Colombia

45

− 1.63

0.04

0.001

–

Norway

15

− 0.72

0.006

0.001

–

Matata, New Zealand

19

− 0.73

0.0057

–

–

A83 Rest and be Thankful site, Scotland

–

− 1.924

0.002

0.00005

–

Taiwan

637

− 0.89

0.00128

0.000157

–

Coal Cliff Australia

–

− 2.375

0.00125

0.0000206

–

Guatemala

153

–

0.000134

–

–