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Central African Republic

RegionSub-Saharan Africa

GDP3.56[PPP 2011$ billions]

GDP per capita763.04[$]

Population4.67[millions]

Urbanization42.20[%]

Land Area624212.86[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change
EPI	124	36.9	-3.9
Health	179	12.2	-0.1
Air Quality	161	22	-0.4
PM2.5	103	36.8	-1.7
Household solid fuels	179	2.8	1.8
Ozone	175	12.5	-4.2
Sanitation & Drinking Water	179	-	-
Sanitation	179	-	-
Drinking water	179	-	-
Heavy Metals	170	24	2
Lead	170	24	2
Waste Management	133	-	-
Solid waste	133	-	-
Ecosystem Vitality	50	53.5	-6.2
Biodiversity	22	84.7	1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l)	57	97	-
Terrestrial biomes (global)	57	97	-
Marine protected areas	-	-	-
Protected Areas Rep. Ind.	72	34.1	9.8
Species Habitat Index	6	98.5	-1.2
Species Protection Index	48	91.7	-
Biodiversity Habitat Index	43	65.5	-0.6
Ecosystem Services	40	50.7	-2
Tree cover loss	34	48.6	-4.4
Grassland loss	21	95.9	24.1
Wetland loss	114	42.7	14.5
Fisheries	-	-	-
Fish Stock Status	-	-	-
Marine Trophic Index	-	-	-
Fish caught by trawling	-	-	-
Climate Change	105	45.4	-10.5
CO2 growth rate	100	38.6	-17.2
CH4 growth rate	77	72	19.2
F-gas growth rate	-	-	-
N2O growth rate	48	71.3	19.2
Black Carbon growth rate	75	61.1	-18.2
CO2 from land cover	102	43.7	-
GHG intensity trend	175	-	-59
GHG per capita	97	44.7	2.4
Pollution Emissions	107	51.8	-26.3
SO2 growth rate	111	55.7	-44.3
NOx growth rate	99	47.9	-8.3
Agriculture	151	21.9	-4.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index	151	21.9	-4.2
Water Resources	134	-	-
Wastewater treatment	134	-	-

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Honduras	37.8
Indonesia	37.8
Kiribati	37.7
Sao Tome and Principe	37.6
China	37.3
Samoa	37.3
Qatar	37.1
Zimbabwe	37
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4

GDP per capita
Malawi	38.3
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4
Mozambique	33.9
Niger	30.8
Togo	29.5
Guinea-Bissau	29.1
Burundi	27
Sierra Leone	25.7
Liberia	22.6

Issue Performance
Botswana	40.4
Namibia	40.2
Malawi	38.3
Equatorial Guinea	38.1
Zimbabwe	37
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4
Mozambique	33.9
Togo	29.5
Guinea-Bissau	29.1

Regulatory Quality
Cuba	48.4
Iran	48
Algeria	44.8
Iraq	39.5
Equatorial Guinea	38.1
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4
Republic of Congo	30.8
Guinea-Bissau	29.1
Haiti	27

Voice & Accountability
United Arab Emirates	55.6
Kazakhstan	44.7
Qatar	37.1
Zimbabwe	37
Central African Republic	36.9
Ethiopia	34.4
Rwanda	33.8
Cambodia	33.6
Cameroon	33.6
Republic of Congo	30.8

Political Stability
Ukraine	49.5
Lebanon	45.4
Iraq	39.5
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4
Sudan	34.8
Pakistan	33.1
Nigeria	31
Mali	29.4
Afghanistan	25.5

Sub-Saharan Africa
Burkina Faso	38.3
Malawi	38.3
Equatorial Guinea	38.1
Sao Tome and Principe	37.6
Zimbabwe	37
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4
Uganda	35.6
Kenya	34.7
Zambia	34.7

Least Developed Countries
Burkina Faso	38.3
Malawi	38.3
Kiribati	37.7
Sao Tome and Principe	37.6
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4
Uganda	35.6
Timor-Leste	35.3
Laos	34.8
Sudan	34.8

Ease of Doing Business Index
Venezuela	50.3
Equatorial Guinea	38.1
Central African Republic	36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo	36.4
Timor-Leste	35.3
Republic of Congo	30.8
Angola	29.7
Bangladesh	29
Haiti	27
Chad	26.7

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EPI Report Year:

2020

EPI ISO3:

CAF