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Argentina
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP813.73[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita18288.24[$]
Population44.49[millions]
Urbanization92.11[%]
Land Area2786475.28[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 54 52.2 5
Health 40 60.2 3.4
Air Quality 39 56.9 3.6
PM2.5 43 54.7 2.3
Household solid fuels 61 60.9 6.4
Ozone 65 48.7 -3.7
Sanitation & Drinking Water 46 64.7 3.6
Sanitation 48 72.7 5.2
Drinking water 43 59.3 2.5
Heavy Metals 35 73.1 3.8
Lead 35 73.1 3.8
Waste Management 73 44.6 -
Solid waste 73 44.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 80 46.8 5.9
Biodiversity 120 49.1 7.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 134 41.7 1.8
Terrestrial biomes (global) 115 56.7 1.2
Marine protected areas 39 43 40.4
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 127 16.2 5.7
Species Habitat Index 131 69.4 -23.7
Species Protection Index 112 64.3 1.5
Biodiversity Habitat Index 57 58.9 1.1
Ecosystem Services 112 29.4 8.6
Tree cover loss 99 27.6 8.9
Grassland loss 120 47.3 7.4
Wetland loss 102 44.5 4.6
Fisheries 135 3.2 -2
Fish Stock Status 105 0.7 -6.4
Marine Trophic Index 115 6.2 -
Fish caught by trawling 63 2.6 0.9
Climate Change 54 60.2 10.1
CO2 growth rate 68 48.2 8.9
CH4 growth rate 46 88.1 34.1
F-gas growth rate 48 90.7 5.9
N2O growth rate 95 58 20.9
Black Carbon growth rate 33 90.3 -7.5
CO2 from land cover 67 57.8 -
GHG intensity trend 132 36.2 -24.8
GHG per capita 132 29.8 1.1
Pollution Emissions 88 59.3 -11.7
SO2 growth rate 89 67.3 -10.5
NOx growth rate 90 51.3 -13
Agriculture 2 78.4 1.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 2 78.4 1.4
Water Resources 77 5.9 -
Wastewater treatment 77 5.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Bahrain 51
Ecuador 51
GDP per capita
Bulgaria 57
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Montenegro 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Thailand 45.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Issue Performance
Serbia 55.2
Belarus 53
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Ukraine 49.5
Uruguay 49.1
Malaysia 47.9
Paraguay 46.4
Turkey 42.6
Regulatory Quality
Argentina 52.2
Ukraine 49.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Grenada 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Guatemala 31.8
Voice & Accountability
Argentina 52.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
United Kingdom 81.3
Romania 64.7
Argentina 52.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Belize 41.9
Gambia 27.9
Ghana 27.6
Sierra Leone 25.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Chile 55.3
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
G-20
South Korea 66.5
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
South Africa 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Indonesia 37.8
China 37.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Barbados 45.6
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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