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Greece
RegionEastern Europe
GDP269.70[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita25140.70[$]
Population10.73[millions]
Urbanization79.72[%]
Land Area132667.06[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 25 69.1 3.4
Health 28 80.6 4.5
Air Quality 31 67.5 8.1
PM2.5 39 57.6 10.2
Household solid fuels 34 84 5.1
Ozone 85 43.4 7.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 11 98.2 0.6
Sanitation 20 95.5 1.5
Drinking water 1 100 -
Heavy Metals 40 69.4 5.8
Lead 40 69.4 5.8
Waste Management 31 83 -
Solid waste 31 83 -
Ecosystem Vitality 28 61.4 2.7
Biodiversity 54 72.6 0.4
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 41 40.5 0.8
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 77 32.1 8.4
Species Habitat Index 60 89.7 -7.6
Species Protection Index 67 86 1.6
Biodiversity Habitat Index 170 37.2 0.1
Ecosystem Services 52 43.9 11.6
Tree cover loss 44 42.8 13.3
Grassland loss 63 62.9 -9.1
Wetland loss 105 44.1 -0.4
Fisheries 46 15.7 -0.9
Fish Stock Status 90 4.5 -3.8
Marine Trophic Index 18 29.5 -
Fish caught by trawling 20 12.7 1.4
Climate Change 32 66.5 2.9
CO2 growth rate 39 58.5 9.3
CH4 growth rate 44 88.6 12.4
F-gas growth rate 53 90.3 -9.7
N2O growth rate 27 82.5 -17.5
Black Carbon growth rate 44 80.7 -19.3
CO2 from land cover 42 67.5 -
GHG intensity trend 148 28.8 -28.2
GHG per capita 138 27.4 6.6
Pollution Emissions 58 78.9 13.4
SO2 growth rate 66 85.8 23.6
NOx growth rate 65 72.1 3.3
Agriculture 42 52.6 -6.6
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 42 52.6 -6.6
Water Resources 18 81.7 -
Wastewater treatment 18 81.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
GDP per capita
Greece 69.1
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
Latvia 61.6
Russia 50.5
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Iran 48
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkey 42.6
Issue Performance
Germany 77.2
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Greece 69.1
South Korea 66.5
Croatia 63.1
Regulatory Quality
Greece 69.1
Colombia 52.9
Armenia 52.3
Albania 49
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Panama 47.3
Montenegro 46.3
Saint Lucia 43.1
Oman 38.5
Voice & Accountability
Czech Republic 71
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
South Korea 66.5
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
Political Stability
France 80
Greece 69.1
Romania 64.7
Serbia 55.2
Kuwait 53.6
Montenegro 46.3
Suriname 45.2
Maldives 35.6
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Eastern Europe
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
OECD
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Ease of Doing Business Index
Greece 69.1
Albania 49
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
Uzbekistan 44.3
South Africa 43.1
Indonesia 37.8
Qatar 37.1
Mongolia 32.2
India 27.6
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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