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Slovakia
RegionEastern Europe
GDP170.09[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita31226.45[$]
Population5.45[millions]
Urbanization53.76[%]
Land Area49050.85[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 26 68.3 3.9
Health 34 64.3 4.9
Air Quality 40 56.2 7.7
PM2.5 80 43.1 9.1
Household solid fuels 46 75.2 6.1
Ozone 61 49.7 6.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 33 71.8 1.7
Sanitation 33 82.8 3.1
Drinking water 35 64.5 0.9
Heavy Metals 43 69.2 7.9
Lead 43 69.2 7.9
Waste Management 34 80.6 -
Solid waste 34 80.6 -
Ecosystem Vitality 10 70.9 3.1
Biodiversity 20 85 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 43 46.2 11.6
Species Habitat Index 76 86.4 -6.3
Species Protection Index 1 100 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 128 47.3 -0.5
Ecosystem Services 101 32.1 3.1
Tree cover loss 102 26.3 -1.6
Grassland loss 47 68.1 29.5
Wetland loss 1 100 60.9
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 13 71.9 6.4
CO2 growth rate 14 69 10.1
CH4 growth rate 64 79.5 9.5
F-gas growth rate 100 87.5 7
N2O growth rate 1 100 39.8
Black Carbon growth rate 73 61.6 -38.4
CO2 from land cover 89 48.5 -
GHG intensity trend 39 64.2 -28.4
GHG per capita 128 30.5 1.5
Pollution Emissions 1 100 -
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 -
Agriculture 11 68.8 -3.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 11 68.8 -3.2
Water Resources 42 43.7 -
Wastewater treatment 42 43.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
GDP per capita
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Poland 60.9
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
Regulatory Quality
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
Italy 71
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Cyprus 64.8
Poland 60.9
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Voice & Accountability
Czech Republic 71
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
South Korea 66.5
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
Political Stability
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Seychelles 58.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Fiji 34.4
Cabo Verde 32.8
Mongolia 32.2
Eastern Europe
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
OECD
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Netherlands 75.3
Belgium 73.3
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Israel 65.8
Belarus 53
Turkey 42.6
Rwanda 33.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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