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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