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Bahrain
RegionGreater Middle East
GDP65.87[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita41973.11[$]
Population1.57[millions]
Urbanization89.51[%]
Land Area668.21[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 56 51 17.3
Health 67 49.2 5.5
Air Quality 81 41.2 8.3
PM2.5 162 16.5 6.4
Household solid fuels 41 77.4 11.5
Ozone 165 23.1 3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 61 56.6 2.3
Sanitation 54 66.6 4.5
Drinking water 67 49.9 0.8
Heavy Metals 66 58.7 9
Lead 66 58.7 9
Waste Management 59 60.4 -
Solid waste 59 60.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 53 52.2 25.2
Biodiversity 173 18.9 0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 164 14.7 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 163 14.7 -
Marine protected areas 58 10.3 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 177 2 1.4
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 27 69.7 0.3
Ecosystem Services 1 100 98
Tree cover loss - - -
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss 1 100 98
Fisheries 136 - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 123 - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 30 67.1 33.5
CO2 growth rate 11 73 32.3
CH4 growth rate 166 27.1 27.1
F-gas growth rate 18 95.7 1.9
N2O growth rate 101 56.1 44
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 100
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 22 77 70.3
GHG per capita 172 - -
Pollution Emissions 31 93.1 43.4
SO2 growth rate 54 95.1 37.9
NOx growth rate 35 91.1 48.8
Agriculture 115 33.2 -4.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 115 33.2 -4.9
Water Resources 17 86.9 -
Wastewater treatment 17 86.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Mexico 52.6
Costa Rica 52.5
Armenia 52.3
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Bahrain 51
Ecuador 51
Russia 50.5
Venezuela 50.3
Ukraine 49.5
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Finland 78.9
Germany 77.2
Japan 75.1
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Canada 71
Malta 70.7
Bahrain 51
Issue Performance
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Jordan 53.4
Bahrain 51
Iran 48
Montenegro 46.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Turkey 42.6
Regulatory Quality
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Panama 47.3
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
Belarus 53
Bahrain 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Iran 48
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Djibouti 28.1
Chad 26.7
Political Stability
Israel 65.8
Colombia 52.9
Bahrain 51
Tunisia 46.7
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Nicaragua 39.2
Mozambique 33.9
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Greater Middle East
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Bahrain 51
Iran 48
Tunisia 46.7
Lebanon 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
Small Island Developing States
Bahrain 51
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Luxembourg 82.3
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Colombia 52.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Ukraine 49.5
Morocco 42.3
Oman 38.5
Kenya 34.7
Viet Nam 33.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
BHR