Myanmar

 
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Myanmar
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP318.06[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita5922.02[$]
Population53.71[millions]
Urbanization31.14[%]
Land Area672599.53[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 179 25.1 -1.2
Health 138 24.6 5.9
Air Quality 164 20.7 3.8
PM2.5 137 27 3.7
Household solid fuels 143 12.3 4.5
Ozone 173 18.3 -0.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 124 30.8 9
Sanitation 123 32.3 10
Drinking water 123 29.9 8.5
Heavy Metals 128 38.2 6.7
Lead 128 38.2 6.7
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 178 25.4 -6
Biodiversity 156 31 2.3
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 142 31.4 11.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 161 15.5 4.4
Marine protected areas 75 3.6 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 126 16.7 11.1
Species Habitat Index 135 67.9 -24.8
Species Protection Index 102 69.3 5.6
Biodiversity Habitat Index 82 54.8 -0.1
Ecosystem Services 131 25.9 -10.4
Tree cover loss 122 23.4 -12.8
Grassland loss 87 55.1 20.2
Wetland loss 122 41.2 1.9
Fisheries 100 9.4 -5.8
Fish Stock Status 39 12.6 -16
Marine Trophic Index 97 9.5 -
Fish caught by trawling 42 5.7 -0.5
Climate Change 172 22.2 -13.5
CO2 growth rate 176 - -30
CH4 growth rate 91 65 38.3
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 154 28.4 -7.4
Black Carbon growth rate 72 62.1 10.3
CO2 from land cover 154 12.2 -
GHG intensity trend 26 73.2 -26.8
GHG per capita 49 70.6 -5.3
Pollution Emissions 108 50.7 11.1
SO2 growth rate 121 51.8 4.9
NOx growth rate 94 49.6 17.3
Agriculture 38 53.7 -2.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 38 53.7 -2.8
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Burundi 27
Haiti 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
GDP per capita
Tonga 45.1
Moldova 44.4
Samoa 37.3
Laos 34.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Nigeria 31
Angola 29.7
Djibouti 28.1
Myanmar 25.1
Issue Performance
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Mali 29.4
Gambia 27.9
Ghana 27.6
Burundi 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
Myanmar 25.1
Regulatory Quality
Kiribati 37.7
Timor-Leste 35.3
Laos 34.8
Mozambique 33.9
Cameroon 33.6
Nepal 32.7
Djibouti 28.1
Madagascar 26.5
Guinea 26.4
Myanmar 25.1
Voice & Accountability
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Turkey 42.6
Iraq 39.5
Pakistan 33.1
Angola 29.7
Mauritania 27.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Myanmar 25.1
Political Stability
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
Turkey 42.6
Kenya 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Cameroon 33.6
Niger 30.8
Chad 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
Asia-Pacific
Fiji 34.4
Cambodia 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Micronesia 33
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Mongolia 32.2
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Solomon Islands 26.7
Myanmar 25.1
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: 
2020
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