Guinea

 
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Guinea
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP27.59[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2222.63[$]
Population12.41[millions]
Urbanization36.88[%]
Land Area246205.41[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 175 26.4 -4.2
Health 167 18.6 1.3
Air Quality 151 24.7 -1.3
PM2.5 97 37.8 -2.9
Household solid fuels 174 6.1 2.1
Ozone 142 30 -10.9
Sanitation & Drinking Water 165 11.2 4.6
Sanitation 164 11.7 4.8
Drinking water 166 10.9 4.6
Heavy Metals 153 32.9 2.5
Lead 153 32.9 2.5
Waste Management 123 2.5 -
Solid waste 123 2.5 -
Ecosystem Vitality 166 31.5 -8.1
Biodiversity 93 59.9 -0.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 45 99.7 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 72 88.2 -
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 122 18.3 8.2
Species Habitat Index 97 83.1 -15.3
Species Protection Index 99 71.6 0.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 103 50.5 -0.7
Ecosystem Services 172 11.5 -22.9
Tree cover loss 164 9.4 -27.9
Grassland loss 166 9.4 -7.5
Wetland loss 87 50.4 50.2
Fisheries 55 14.4 3.3
Fish Stock Status 6 28.1 9.2
Marine Trophic Index 86 11.6 -
Fish caught by trawling 69 1.7 0.4
Climate Change 163 26.8 -8.8
CO2 growth rate 123 30.2 -10.5
CH4 growth rate 175 5.2 -4.2
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 166 19 15
Black Carbon growth rate 119 42 -58
CO2 from land cover 159 - -
GHG intensity trend 129 36.7 15.2
GHG per capita 47 72.7 -6.6
Pollution Emissions 159 30 -41
SO2 growth rate 169 18.3 -81.7
NOx growth rate 118 41.6 -0.5
Agriculture 105 35 -5.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 105 35 -5.5
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Solomon Islands 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
GDP per capita
Kiribati 37.7
Uganda 35.6
Rwanda 33.8
Comoros 32.1
Eritrea 30.4
Benin 30
Mali 29.4
Gambia 27.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Issue Performance
Rwanda 33.8
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Ghana 27.6
Chad 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Regulatory Quality
Kiribati 37.7
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Cameroon 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Bangladesh 29
Mauritania 27.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Voice & Accountability
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Jordan 53.4
Turkey 42.6
Uganda 35.6
Pakistan 33.1
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Political Stability
Israel 65.8
Colombia 52.9
Bahrain 51
Tunisia 46.7
Algeria 44.8
Nicaragua 39.2
Mozambique 33.9
India 27.6
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho 28
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Least Developed Countries
Mauritania 27.7
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Solomon Islands 26.7
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Suriname 45.2
Algeria 44.8
Zimbabwe 37
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Gambia 27.9
Mauritania 27.7
Guinea 26.4
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