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Moldova
RegionFormer Soviet States
GDP22.88[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita6452.30[$]
Population3.55[millions]
Urbanization42.85[%]
Land Area33796.47[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 87 44.4 -2.3
Health 82 45.6 8.2
Air Quality 71 44.3 14.3
PM2.5 85 41.7 17.1
Household solid fuels 76 46.8 10.3
Ozone 53 53.4 15.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 82 50 1.5
Sanitation 95 48.9 1.7
Drinking water 65 50.6 1.3
Heavy Metals 73 54.7 7.7
Lead 73 54.7 7.7
Waste Management 104 13.8 -
Solid waste 104 13.8 -
Ecosystem Vitality 99 43.6 -9.3
Biodiversity 160 27.9 0.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 153 20.9 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 156 22.1 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 133 14.5 5.4
Species Habitat Index 105 80.6 -0.7
Species Protection Index 154 2.5 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 164 40.2 -1.7
Ecosystem Services 48 45.8 -11.4
Tree cover loss 54 39.8 -17.6
Grassland loss 1 100 38.4
Wetland loss 1 100 50.5
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 87 52.2 -14.4
CO2 growth rate 83 43 -12.8
CH4 growth rate 59 82.3 -17.7
F-gas growth rate 102 86.9 20.6
N2O growth rate 174 - -83.5
Black Carbon growth rate 88 54.3 -19.9
CO2 from land cover 120 36.9 -
GHG intensity trend 112 43.4 -30.6
GHG per capita 61 67.4 -5.2
Pollution Emissions 66 76.1 -23.9
SO2 growth rate 119 52.2 -47.8
NOx growth rate 1 100 -
Agriculture 49 50.8 -7.4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 49 50.8 -7.4
Water Resources 68 9 -
Wastewater treatment 68 9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Mauritius 45.1
Algeria 44.8
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Turkmenistan 43.9
GDP per capita
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Angola 29.7
India 27.6
Myanmar 25.1
Issue Performance
Russia 50.5
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Turkey 42.6
Philippines 38.4
China 37.3
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Regulatory Quality
Kuwait 53.6
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Moldova 44.4
Saudi Arabia 44
El Salvador 43.1
Turkey 42.6
Namibia 40.2
Indonesia 37.8
Mongolia 32.2
Voice & Accountability
Singapore 58.1
Armenia 52.3
Malaysia 47.9
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Malawi 38.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Nepal 32.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
Jordan 53.4
Brazil 51.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Malawi 38.3
Eswatini 33.8
Angola 29.7
Former Soviet States
Russia 50.5
Ukraine 49.5
Azerbaijan 46.5
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Georgia 41.3
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Tajikistan 38.2
Landlocked Developing Countries
Azerbaijan 46.5
Paraguay 46.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Italy 71
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Chile 55.3
Armenia 52.3
Azerbaijan 46.5
Montenegro 46.3
Moldova 44.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
MDA