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Dem. Rep. Congo
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP69.54[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita827.14[$]
Population84.07[millions]
Urbanization45.64[%]
Land Area2343614.04[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 125 36.4 -0.4
Health 143 22.4 2
Air Quality 127 29.9 -4.2
PM2.5 70 45.4 -9.9
Household solid fuels 160 9.8 4.2
Ozone 168 21.7 -6.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 157 13.5 9.7
Sanitation 155 13.9 10
Drinking water 158 13.2 9.5
Heavy Metals 139 36.1 3.2
Lead 139 36.1 3.2
Waste Management 121 3.5 -
Solid waste 121 3.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 87 45.7 -2.1
Biodiversity 50 73.3 1.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 86 80.6 7.4
Terrestrial biomes (global) 89 79.8 7.1
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 96 27.7 2.8
Species Habitat Index 109 78 -18.9
Species Protection Index 66 86.2 0.4
Biodiversity Habitat Index 15 74 -0.5
Ecosystem Services 123 27.7 -11.8
Tree cover loss 109 25.2 -13.7
Grassland loss 112 49.2 7.4
Wetland loss 85 51.5 2.8
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 118 40.1 -2.4
CO2 growth rate 135 25.9 -23.7
CH4 growth rate 107 56.9 38.8
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 43 73.2 70.2
Black Carbon growth rate 118 42.1 13.3
CO2 from land cover 116 38.7 -
GHG intensity trend 15 82 17.1
GHG per capita 1 100 -
Pollution Emissions 117 47.8 -0.6
SO2 growth rate 133 45.4 -9.2
NOx growth rate 92 50.2 8
Agriculture 120 31.7 -2.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 120 31.7 -2.8
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Qatar 37.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
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
Malawi 38.3
Zimbabwe 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Regulatory Quality
Cuba 48.4
Iran 48
Algeria 44.8
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Haiti 27
Voice & Accountability
Bahrain 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Azerbaijan 46.5
Uzbekistan 44.3
Saudi Arabia 44
China 37.3
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Viet Nam 33.4
Chad 26.7
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
Burundi 27
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
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
Zambia 34.7
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: 
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