Maldives

 
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Maldives
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP7.00[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13582.90[$]
Population0.52[millions]
Urbanization40.67[%]
Land Area301.72[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 127 35.6 6.7
Health 72 48 4.9
Air Quality 52 51.2 6.5
PM2.5 32 61.3 6.4
Household solid fuels 87 40.6 8.9
Ozone 162 24.4 -12.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 89 47.8 3.2
Sanitation 84 53.3 5.1
Drinking water 93 44.1 1.9
Heavy Metals 71 55.4 6
Lead 71 55.4 6
Waste Management 111 9.6 -
Solid waste 111 9.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 177 27.4 8.1
Biodiversity 180 6.5 1.8
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 175 2.4 2.3
Terrestrial biomes (global) 175 2.4 2.3
Marine protected areas 103 0.5 0.1
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 150 10.4 7.2
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 178 31.4 -1.9
Ecosystem Services 24 78.2 24.3
Tree cover loss 21 77 25.6
Grassland loss 1 100 -
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 8 46.6 -6.7
Fish Stock Status 64 8.6 -19.1
Marine Trophic Index 9 39 -
Fish caught by trawling 1 100 -
Climate Change 161 27.7 10.2
CO2 growth rate 140 23.4 20.7
CH4 growth rate 115 55.8 -13.1
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 173 1.2 1.2
Black Carbon growth rate 172 - -20
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 155 25.8 11
GHG per capita 66 64.7 -4.7
Pollution Emissions 163 26.7 26.7
SO2 growth rate 126 49.7 49.7
NOx growth rate 171 3.7 3.7
Agriculture 167 14.1 9.3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 167 14.1 9.3
Water Resources 81 4.3 -
Wastewater treatment 81 4.3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Sudan 34.8
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 55.4
Colombia 52.9
Brazil 51.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Algeria 44.8
Peru 44
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Maldives 35.6
Issue Performance
Tonga 45.1
Oman 38.5
Samoa 37.3
Maldives 35.6
Fiji 34.4
Micronesia 33
Cabo Verde 32.8
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Regulatory Quality
Russia 50.5
Honduras 37.8
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Zambia 34.7
Cambodia 33.6
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mali 29.4
Vanuatu 28.9
Lesotho 28
Voice & Accountability
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Morocco 42.3
Maldives 35.6
Uganda 35.6
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
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
Southern Asia
Bhutan 39.3
Sri Lanka 39
Maldives 35.6
Pakistan 33.1
Nepal 32.7
Bangladesh 29
India 27.6
Afghanistan 25.5
Small Island Developing States
Kiribati 37.7
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Samoa 37.3
Guyana 35.9
Maldives 35.6
Timor-Leste 35.3
Fiji 34.4
Micronesia 33
Cabo Verde 32.8
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Ease of Doing Business Index
Lebanon 45.4
Grenada 43.1
Maldives 35.6
Cambodia 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Tanzania 31.1
Nigeria 31
Niger 30.8
Senegal 30.7
Mali 29.4
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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