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Guatemala
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP129.51[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita7508.86[$]
Population17.25[millions]
Urbanization51.84[%]
Land Area109778.69[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 149 31.8 -0.3
Health 116 30.8 3.6
Air Quality 105 34.3 1.2
PM2.5 87 41.2 -1.5
Household solid fuels 119 21.7 5.2
Ozone 41 59.2 -1.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 126 28.2 7
Sanitation 125 29.9 7.5
Drinking water 126 27.1 6.7
Heavy Metals 156 30.6 3.5
Lead 156 30.6 3.5
Waste Management 101 16.6 -
Solid waste 101 16.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 164 32.5 -2.8
Biodiversity 129 41.3 -6.5
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 95 76.6 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (global) 127 50.2 1.4
Marine protected areas 111 0.2 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 26 53.4 8.3
Species Habitat Index 152 - -79.1
Species Protection Index 121 56.8 3.7
Biodiversity Habitat Index 108 49.4 -1.3
Ecosystem Services 162 19.5 -0.6
Tree cover loss 147 18 -0.9
Grassland loss 147 39.6 -4
Wetland loss 149 26.7 8
Fisheries 47 15.4 1
Fish Stock Status 31 15 2
Marine Trophic Index 60 15.9 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 136 36.7 -5.2
CO2 growth rate 132 26.5 -7
CH4 growth rate 141 43.6 -6
F-gas growth rate 67 89.6 19
N2O growth rate 146 34.5 4.3
Black Carbon growth rate 172 - -30.1
CO2 from land cover 32 72.1 -
GHG intensity trend 158 24.7 -18.8
GHG per capita 38 76.9 -2.3
Pollution Emissions 124 44.8 13.3
SO2 growth rate 83 69.6 47.7
NOx growth rate 156 20.1 -21
Agriculture 126 28.7 3.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 126 28.7 3.2
Water Resources 73 6.8 -
Wastewater treatment 73 6.8 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Cabo Verde 32.8
Nepal 32.7
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mongolia 32.2
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Marshall Islands 30.8
Niger 30.8
GDP per capita
Ukraine 49.5
Uzbekistan 44.3
Bolivia 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Belize 41.9
Philippines 38.4
Guyana 35.9
Guatemala 31.8
India 27.6
Issue Performance
Honduras 37.8
Mozambique 33.9
Rwanda 33.8
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Gambia 27.9
India 27.6
Haiti 27
Guinea 26.4
Liberia 22.6
Regulatory Quality
Seychelles 58.2
Ukraine 49.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Sri Lanka 39
Kenya 34.7
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Guatemala 31.8
India 27.6
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Voice & Accountability
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Comoros 32.1
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Mali 29.4
Madagascar 26.5
Political Stability
Mexico 52.6
Russia 50.5
Saudi Arabia 44
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Indonesia 37.8
Honduras 37.8
Guatemala 31.8
Tanzania 31.1
Eritrea 30.4
Madagascar 26.5
Latin America & Caribbean
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
El Salvador 43.1
Belize 41.9
Nicaragua 39.2
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Guatemala 31.8
Haiti 27
Org. of Ibero-American States
Panama 47.3
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
El Salvador 43.1
Nicaragua 39.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Honduras 37.8
Guatemala 31.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Kuwait 53.6
Uruguay 49.1
Tonga 45.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Samoa 37.3
Fiji 34.4
Guatemala 31.8
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