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Liberia
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP5.60[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1161.18[$]
Population4.82[millions]
Urbanization52.09[%]
Land Area96547.90[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 180 22.6 -3.7
Health 149 21.3 1
Air Quality 121 30.9 -3.9
PM2.5 77 43.7 -7.5
Household solid fuels 149 11.4 3
Ozone 77 45.7 -20.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 167 9.8 6.7
Sanitation 167 10.5 7
Drinking water 167 9.4 6.6
Heavy Metals 132 37.3 3.7
Lead 132 37.3 3.7
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 180 23.6 -6.7
Biodiversity 152 32.6 -2.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 152 21.3 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 118 55.7 -
Marine protected areas 95 1 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 125 17.2 3.5
Species Habitat Index 145 42 -22.9
Species Protection Index 125 53.7 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 69 57.2 -1.5
Ecosystem Services 169 14.6 -19
Tree cover loss 163 11.2 -24.4
Grassland loss 154 36.9 15.4
Wetland loss 84 53.4 43.8
Fisheries 93 10.6 0.1
Fish Stock Status 28 16 -1.1
Marine Trophic Index 83 11.7 -
Fish caught by trawling 59 3.1 1.6
Climate Change 167 24.9 -8.8
CO2 growth rate 168 6.9 -31.4
CH4 growth rate 163 29.7 24.8
F-gas growth rate 85 89.3 29.5
N2O growth rate 144 35 13.5
Black Carbon growth rate 125 38.6 -0.6
CO2 from land cover 157 3.4 -
GHG intensity trend 150 28.5 22.9
GHG per capita 1 100 -
Pollution Emissions 156 32.7 -13.4
SO2 growth rate 128 48.9 -8
NOx growth rate 163 16.6 -18.7
Agriculture 136 26.2 -2.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 136 26.2 -2.1
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Burundi 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
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
GDP per capita
Malawi 38.3
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Mozambique 33.9
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Issue Performance
Guatemala 31.8
Mali 29.4
Gambia 27.9
Burundi 27
Haiti 27
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Tajikistan 38.2
Ethiopia 34.4
Micronesia 33
Angola 29.7
Burundi 27
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Voice & Accountability
Singapore 58.1
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Mexico 52.6
Ukraine 49.5
Malaysia 47.9
Bolivia 44.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
North Macedonia 55.4
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Sri Lanka 39
Guyana 35.9
Comoros 32.1
Benin 30
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Liberia 22.6
Sub-Saharan Africa
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
Liberia 22.6
Least Developed Countries
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
Liberia 22.6
Ease of Doing Business Index
Gabon 45.8
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Cameroon 33.6
Angola 29.7
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Liberia 22.6
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EPI Report Year: 
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