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Dominican Republic
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP167.36[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita15748.38[$]
Population10.63[millions]
Urbanization82.54[%]
Land Area48361.84[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 74 46.3 3
Health 104 36.1 0.7
Air Quality 93 37.4 -1.2
PM2.5 107 34.8 -6.4
Household solid fuels 96 37.8 5.2
Ozone 30 63.3 4.2
Sanitation & Drinking Water 111 38.9 3
Sanitation 104 44.7 4.9
Drinking water 111 35.1 1.8
Heavy Metals 157 30 0.6
Lead 157 30 0.6
Waste Management 114 5.7 -
Solid waste 114 5.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 51 53.2 4.6
Biodiversity 32 81.6 -0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 64 91.5 10.3
Terrestrial biomes (global) 46 99 1.3
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 57 39.6 6.1
Species Habitat Index 137 64.6 -31.1
Species Protection Index 61 87.2 0.4
Biodiversity Habitat Index 151 44.1 -0.3
Ecosystem Services 129 26.6 2.1
Tree cover loss 120 23.7 0.1
Grassland loss 61 63.4 29.9
Wetland loss 110 43 10.2
Fisheries 18 21.8 2
Fish Stock Status 8 27.4 4.2
Marine Trophic Index 56 16.3 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 69 56.1 4.6
CO2 growth rate 63 50.1 -3.4
CH4 growth rate 103 59.6 9.8
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 88 59.8 34.6
Black Carbon growth rate 32 91 54.4
CO2 from land cover 61 60.6 -
GHG intensity trend 30 69.2 0.2
GHG per capita 83 59.1 0.5
Pollution Emissions 57 79.3 42.3
SO2 growth rate 67 85.7 42.6
NOx growth rate 62 72.9 41.9
Agriculture 142 24.2 4.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 142 24.2 4.8
Water Resources 78 5.8 -
Wastewater treatment 78 5.8 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Tunisia 46.7
Azerbaijan 46.5
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Montenegro 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Barbados 45.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Thailand 45.4
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
Botswana 40.4
Iraq 39.5
China 37.3
Issue Performance
Venezuela 50.3
Albania 49
Dominican Republic 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Morocco 42.3
Nicaragua 39.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Mozambique 33.9
Regulatory Quality
Dominican Republic 46.3
Moldova 44.4
Saudi Arabia 44
El Salvador 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Namibia 40.2
Indonesia 37.8
Samoa 37.3
Senegal 30.7
Ghana 27.6
Voice & Accountability
Seychelles 58.2
Colombia 52.9
Albania 49
Tunisia 46.7
Dominican Republic 46.3
Montenegro 46.3
Bhutan 39.3
Indonesia 37.8
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Lesotho 28
Political Stability
United Kingdom 81.3
Romania 64.7
Serbia 55.2
Argentina 52.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Suriname 45.2
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Belize 41.9
Ghana 27.6
Latin America & Caribbean
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
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
Small Island Developing States
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Brazil 51.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Iran 48
Dominican Republic 46.3
Bahamas 43.5
Egypt 43.3
Eswatini 33.8
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Lesotho 28
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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