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Gabon
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP33.62[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita15861.59[$]
Population2.12[millions]
Urbanization90.09[%]
Land Area266408.94[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 76 45.8 4.4
Health 127 27.9 6.5
Air Quality 134 28.2 5.4
PM2.5 165 16.1 1.2
Household solid fuels 84 42.2 14.4
Ozone 63 49.5 -20.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 128 27.6 8.6
Sanitation 129 28.4 9.2
Drinking water 126 27.1 8.3
Heavy Metals 76 54.1 6.5
Lead 76 54.1 6.5
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 37 57.8 3
Biodiversity 16 86 20
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 71 89.9 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 63 95.2 1.1
Marine protected areas 1 100 95.9
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 85 30.7 7.8
Species Habitat Index 16 96.6 -2.1
Species Protection Index 49 90.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 23 71.5 -0.4
Ecosystem Services 50 44.7 -8.9
Tree cover loss 39 44.7 -9.6
Grassland loss 142 42.8 -21
Wetland loss 99 45.2 13.8
Fisheries 120 7.3 -7.2
Fish Stock Status 83 5.5 -14.4
Marine Trophic Index 98 9.1 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 43 63.8 -6.4
CO2 growth rate 64 49.6 -17.1
CH4 growth rate 1 100 -
F-gas growth rate 57 89.8 16.7
N2O growth rate 107 52.7 19.5
Black Carbon growth rate 91 52.9 -23
CO2 from land cover 108 42.7 -
GHG intensity trend 1 100 21.6
GHG per capita 92 49.3 19.3
Pollution Emissions 36 90.2 47.8
SO2 growth rate 61 91 55.6
NOx growth rate 38 89.4 40
Agriculture 153 20.6 -4.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 153 20.6 -4.7
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
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
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
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
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Dominican Republic 46.3
Gabon 45.8
Morocco 42.3
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Egypt 43.3
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Nigeria 31
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Voice & Accountability
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Gabon 45.8
Thailand 45.4
Algeria 44.8
Iraq 39.5
Oman 38.5
Angola 29.7
Mauritania 27.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
North Macedonia 55.4
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Peru 44
South Africa 43.1
China 37.3
Comoros 32.1
Lesotho 28
Liberia 22.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gabon 45.8
Mauritius 45.1
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
OPEC
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Nigeria 31
Ease of Doing Business Index
Gabon 45.8
Iraq 39.5
Kiribati 37.7
Cameroon 33.6
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Burundi 27
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
GAB