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Bangladesh
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP625.93[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita3879.16[$]
Population161.36[millions]
Urbanization38.18[%]
Land Area140303.37[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 162 29 -0.1
Health 143 22.4 2.7
Air Quality 166 20.2 0.8
PM2.5 144 24.2 -3.8
Household solid fuels 134 16 6.8
Ozone 176 9.2 1.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 129 27.3 4.8
Sanitation 130 28 5
Drinking water 128 26.8 4.7
Heavy Metals 172 23.2 8.7
Lead 172 23.2 8.7
Waste Management 117 5 -
Solid waste 117 5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 159 33.5 -1.9
Biodiversity 124 46.8 3.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 159 18.2 0.8
Terrestrial biomes (global) 71 88.9 0.1
Marine protected areas 43 29.9 15.4
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 167 4.7 4.7
Species Habitat Index 38 92.7 -6.4
Species Protection Index 127 52.2 3.5
Biodiversity Habitat Index 143 44.7 1.1
Ecosystem Services 147 22.8 -14.2
Tree cover loss 137 20.3 -17.7
Grassland loss 120 47.3 37.2
Wetland loss 102 44.5 -1
Fisheries 22 19.6 -4.7
Fish Stock Status 4 34.5 -11.9
Marine Trophic Index 77 12.1 -
Fish caught by trawling 22 11 -1.7
Climate Change 140 35.6 1.6
CO2 growth rate 150 19.7 -0.6
CH4 growth rate 91 65 5.8
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 98 56.6 9.1
Black Carbon growth rate 96 51 9.6
CO2 from land cover 133 29.1 -
GHG intensity trend 44 62.2 2.9
GHG per capita 18 89.7 -6.4
Pollution Emissions 173 15.3 -38.7
SO2 growth rate 175 4.8 -60.9
NOx growth rate 146 25.7 -16.7
Agriculture 54 49.9 5.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 54 49.9 5.9
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Vanuatu 28.9
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Sudan 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Cambodia 33.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Marshall Islands 30.8
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Issue Performance
Laos 34.8
Cambodia 33.6
Guatemala 31.8
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Bangladesh 29
India 27.6
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Sierra Leone 25.7
Regulatory Quality
Egypt 43.3
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Cameroon 33.6
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Voice & Accountability
Jordan 53.4
Morocco 42.3
Uganda 35.6
Maldives 35.6
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Political Stability
Israel 65.8
Tunisia 46.7
Egypt 43.3
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Kenya 34.7
Togo 29.5
Bangladesh 29
India 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Southern Asia
Bhutan 39.3
Sri Lanka 39
Maldives 35.6
Pakistan 33.1
Nepal 32.7
Bangladesh 29
India 27.6
Afghanistan 25.5
Least Developed Countries
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Vanuatu 28.9
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Gabon 45.8
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Timor-Leste 35.3
Angola 29.7
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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