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Bahamas
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP10.98[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita28472.20[$]
Population0.39[millions]
Urbanization83.25[%]
Land Area13447.81[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 93 43.5 -2.4
Health 55 53.1 1.7
Air Quality 44 55.6 2.6
PM2.5 68 46 0.4
Household solid fuels 54 67.5 5
Ozone 25 66.6 9.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 68 55 0.4
Sanitation 56 65.8 1.5
Drinking water 75 47.7 -0.4
Heavy Metals 50 67.1 5.2
Lead 50 67.1 5.2
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 138 37 -5.3
Biodiversity 37 78.8 36.7
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 50.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 53.4
Marine protected areas 34 71.3 69.4
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 30 51.7 20.6
Species Habitat Index 2 99.4 -0.2
Species Protection Index 141 32.5 2.4
Biodiversity Habitat Index 51 62.3 -0.7
Ecosystem Services 104 31.6 -1.8
Tree cover loss 108 25.4 -7
Grassland loss 20 98 43.5
Wetland loss 41 76.1 45.1
Fisheries 98 9.9 -8.3
Fish Stock Status 58 9.4 -16.5
Marine Trophic Index 94 10.4 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 160 28.7 -26.6
CO2 growth rate 137 24.1 -30
CH4 growth rate 107 56.9 3.3
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 125 44 -26.4
Black Carbon growth rate 172 - -100
CO2 from land cover 105 42.9 -
GHG intensity trend 175 - -29.5
GHG per capita 131 29.9 -6.7
Pollution Emissions 171 18 -54
SO2 growth rate 168 18.7 -65.8
NOx growth rate 162 17.4 -42.1
Agriculture 168 14 -1.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 168 14 -1.9
Water Resources 100 1.4 -
Wastewater treatment 100 1.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
El Salvador 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
GDP per capita
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Russia 50.5
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Costa Rica 52.5
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Belize 41.9
Sri Lanka 39
Zambia 34.7
Mongolia 32.2
Regulatory Quality
Jordan 53.4
Mexico 52.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Thailand 45.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
South Africa 43.1
Philippines 38.4
Rwanda 33.8
Voice & Accountability
Greece 69.1
South Korea 66.5
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Mauritius 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
Samoa 37.3
Political Stability
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Taiwan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Latin America & Caribbean
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Dominica 44.6
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Belize 41.9
Small Island Developing States
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Belize 41.9
Ease of Doing Business Index
Brazil 51.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Iran 48
Dominican Republic 46.3
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
Eswatini 33.8
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Lesotho 28
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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