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Equatorial Guinea
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP26.42[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita20181.13[$]
Population1.31[millions]
Urbanization73.10[%]
Land Area27201.26[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 115 38.1 9.6
Health 128 27.6 4
Air Quality 152 24.6 0.3
PM2.5 159 17.6 -6.7
Household solid fuels 104 32.8 12.7
Ozone 118 36.8 -21.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 119 33.1 9
Sanitation 115 38.6 11.9
Drinking water 124 29.5 7.1
Heavy Metals 124 40.1 4.1
Lead 124 40.1 4.1
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 91 45.1 13.3
Biodiversity 71 66 -0.9
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 82 1.9 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 66 35.7 6.3
Species Habitat Index 98 82.1 -14.5
Species Protection Index 92 75.6 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 47 63.1 -0.2
Ecosystem Services 94 33.7 -18.2
Tree cover loss 90 30.7 -20.3
Grassland loss 1 100 -
Wetland loss 152 21.3 1.7
Fisheries 56 14.3 -0.9
Fish Stock Status 29 15.8 1.4
Marine Trophic Index 33 21.5 -
Fish caught by trawling 48 4.3 -4.7
Climate Change 104 46.1 28.1
CO2 growth rate 116 33.3 33.3
CH4 growth rate 1 100 48.2
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 41 74 14.4
Black Carbon growth rate 53 76.3 76.3
CO2 from land cover 156 3.7 -
GHG intensity trend 175 - -100
GHG per capita 142 24.7 11.6
Pollution Emissions 65 76.4 76.4
SO2 growth rate 73 77.8 77.8
NOx growth rate 58 74.9 74.9
Agriculture 128 28.1 5.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 128 28.1 5.5
Water Resources 103 1.2 -
Wastewater treatment 103 1.2 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Oman 38.5
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
GDP per capita
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Uruguay 49.1
Cuba 48.4
Panama 47.3
Mauritius 45.1
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Issue Performance
Dominican Republic 46.3
Morocco 42.3
Namibia 40.2
Nicaragua 39.2
Philippines 38.4
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Rwanda 33.8
Nigeria 31
Senegal 30.7
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
Uzbekistan 44.3
Saudi Arabia 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
Tajikistan 38.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Laos 34.8
Eritrea 30.4
Burundi 27
Political Stability
Argentina 52.2
Ecuador 51
Paraguay 46.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Belize 41.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Senegal 30.7
Gambia 27.9
Sierra Leone 25.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
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
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Uganda 35.6
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
Timor-Leste 35.3
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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