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Barbados
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP4.72[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita16463.52[$]
Population0.29[millions]
Urbanization31.19[%]
Land Area437.26[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 77 45.6 0.9
Health 38 60.7 0.9
Air Quality 32 66 1.3
PM2.5 90 40.7 -1.6
Household solid fuels 28 96.5 5.3
Ozone 1 100 -
Sanitation & Drinking Water 78 51.9 -
Sanitation 71 58.3 1.3
Drinking water 76 47.6 -0.8
Heavy Metals 39 70.4 3.6
Lead 39 70.4 3.6
Waste Management 50 67.2 -
Solid waste 50 67.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 145 35.6 1
Biodiversity 177 12.6 1.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 174 2.8 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 174 2.8 -
Marine protected areas 113 0.1 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 34 50.4 10.9
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 168 39.2 -0.9
Ecosystem Services 75 37.1 1.7
Tree cover loss 55 39.5 2.1
Grassland loss 161 21.9 -
Wetland loss 155 9.6 -2.8
Fisheries 28 18.4 -0.1
Fish Stock Status 91 3.8 -0.2
Marine Trophic Index 13 32.9 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 58 59.1 2.4
CO2 growth rate 24 64.3 18.4
CH4 growth rate 96 63 -37
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 58 67.9 -32.1
Black Carbon growth rate 164 8.2 -46.5
CO2 from land cover 127 35.3 -
GHG intensity trend 86 49.6 29.5
GHG per capita 95 45.7 1.5
Pollution Emissions 102 53.3 -6.3
SO2 growth rate 159 29.2 -23.1
NOx growth rate 52 77.3 10.5
Agriculture 170 11.9 -1.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 170 11.9 -1.1
Water Resources 104 1.1 -
Wastewater treatment 104 1.1 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Dominican Republic 46.3
Montenegro 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Thailand 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
GDP per capita
Serbia 55.2
Costa Rica 52.5
Azerbaijan 46.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Thailand 45.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Jordan 53.4
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Barbados 45.6
Lebanon 45.4
Mauritius 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Regulatory Quality
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
France 80
Spain 74.3
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
Chile 55.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Barbados 45.6
Kiribati 37.7
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Political Stability
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Barbados 45.6
Tonga 45.1
Mauritius 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Latin America & Caribbean
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Dominica 44.6
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Bahamas 43.5
Small Island Developing States
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
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
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Paraguay 46.4
Barbados 45.6
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Djibouti 28.1
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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