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Republic of Congo
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP26.35[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita5024.08[$]
Population5.24[millions]
Urbanization67.83[%]
Land Area343953.02[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 152 30.8 -1.5
Health 168 18.1 3.4
Air Quality 167 20 -0.8
PM2.5 155 20 -5.1
Household solid fuels 127 18.7 6.3
Ozone 141 30.1 -10.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 152 14.6 9
Sanitation 152 14.9 9.1
Drinking water 152 14.4 8.9
Heavy Metals 104 45.1 4.5
Lead 104 45.1 4.5
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 130 39.2 -4.8
Biodiversity 58 71.7 6.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 16.5
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 16.3
Marine protected areas 53 17.1 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 97 27.6 5.1
Species Habitat Index 35 93.3 -5.1
Species Protection Index 58 88.4 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 18 73.3 -0.6
Ecosystem Services 83 35.8 -14.1
Tree cover loss 66 36.2 -16
Grassland loss 160 28.3 -15
Wetland loss 134 36.2 21.4
Fisheries 84 11.4 -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index 88 11.4 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 131 37.1 -9.2
CO2 growth rate 164 8.3 -25.7
CH4 growth rate 1 100 -
F-gas growth rate 74 89.5 31.6
N2O growth rate 94 58.1 58.1
Black Carbon growth rate 172 - -51.8
CO2 from land cover 130 32.9 -
GHG intensity trend 41 63.5 25.8
GHG per capita 55 68.8 7
Pollution Emissions 179 - -25.3
SO2 growth rate 176 - -30.5
NOx growth rate 176 - -20
Agriculture 110 34.3 -0.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 110 34.3 -0.9
Water Resources 119 0.3 -
Wastewater treatment 119 0.3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
GDP per capita
Tonga 45.1
Nicaragua 39.2
Honduras 37.8
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Samoa 37.3
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Djibouti 28.1
Issue Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Republic of Congo 30.8
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Ghana 27.6
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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
Jordan 53.4
Armenia 52.3
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Saudi Arabia 44
Georgia 41.3
Indonesia 37.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Madagascar 26.5
Sub-Saharan Africa
Comoros 32.1
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Angola 29.7
Togo 29.5
OPEC
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Ease of Doing Business Index
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
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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