Sierra Leone

 

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Sierra Leone
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP10.87[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita1421.47[$]
Population7.65[millions]
Urbanization42.92[%]
Land Area73068.61[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 177 25.7 0.7
Health 166 19.1 0.9
Air Quality 149 25.1 -1.9
PM2.5 101 37.3 -5.1
Household solid fuels 168 7 3.5
Ozone 117 36.9 -9.2
Sanitation & Drinking Water 164 11.5 4.1
Sanitation 164 11.7 4.2
Drinking water 164 11.4 4
Heavy Metals 130 37.4 3.4
Lead 130 37.4 3.4
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 171 30.2 0.7
Biodiversity 115 52.9 7.1
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 116 54.5 10.9
Terrestrial biomes (global) 67 92.9 21.8
Marine protected areas 72 6 1.6
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 130 14.8 5.3
Species Habitat Index 111 77.9 -19.1
Species Protection Index 80 80.9 19.3
Biodiversity Habitat Index 116 48.8 -2.8
Ecosystem Services 173 9.6 -24.4
Tree cover loss 166 3.8 -31.5
Grassland loss 60 63.6 33.5
Wetland loss 63 58.7 45
Fisheries 23 18.7 -7.3
Fish Stock Status 5 31.1 -14.5
Marine Trophic Index 112 6.4 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 167 24.9 4.3
CO2 growth rate 166 7.9 -12.4
CH4 growth rate 168 26.4 26.4
F-gas growth rate 78 89.4 76.3
N2O growth rate 168 14.9 14.9
Black Carbon growth rate 92 52.8 -11.5
CO2 from land cover 159 - -
GHG intensity trend 130 36.4 -12.4
GHG per capita 9 99.3 -0.7
Pollution Emissions 140 40.1 -5
SO2 growth rate 127 49.3 0.4
NOx growth rate 144 30.9 -10.5
Agriculture 71 42.7 11.1
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 71 42.7 11.1
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
Malawi 38.3
Mozambique 33.9
Togo 29.5
Guinea-Bissau 29.1
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
Afghanistan 25.5
Liberia 22.6
Issue Performance
Rwanda 33.8
Senegal 30.7
Benin 30
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Ghana 27.6
Chad 26.7
Guinea 26.4
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Regulatory Quality
Ecuador 51
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Egypt 43.3
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Micronesia 33
Nigeria 31
Solomon Islands 26.7
Sierra Leone 25.7
Liberia 22.6
Voice & Accountability
Singapore 58.1
Armenia 52.3
Malaysia 47.9
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Moldova 44.4
Malawi 38.3
Nepal 32.7
Gambia 27.9
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
Sierra Leone 25.7
Political Stability
Argentina 52.2
Ecuador 51
Kazakhstan 44.7
Turkmenistan 43.9
Belize 41.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Senegal 30.7
Gambia 27.9
Ghana 27.6
Sierra Leone 25.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Lesotho 28
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
Least Developed Countries
Mauritania 27.7
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
Ease of Doing Business Index
Suriname 45.2
Kiribati 37.7
Sudan 34.8
Ethiopia 34.4
Micronesia 33
Comoros 32.1
Gambia 27.9
Burundi 27
Madagascar 26.5
Sierra Leone 25.7
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