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Tonga
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP0.59[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita5696.23[$]
Population0.10[millions]
Urbanization23.10[%]
Land Area767.37[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 82 45.1 2.4
Health 89 43.6 0.9
Air Quality 88 39.5 0.8
PM2.5 52 49.6 -2
Household solid fuels 114 24.3 4.2
Ozone 60 50.5 4.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 95 46.4 0.7
Sanitation 86 52 2.5
Drinking water 97 42.7 -0.4
Heavy Metals 26 78.8 3.7
Lead 26 78.8 3.7
Waste Management 92 27.2 -
Solid waste 92 27.2 -
Ecosystem Vitality 86 46 3.3
Biodiversity 141 37.3 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 113 58.3 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 114 58.3 -
Marine protected areas 103 0.5 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 164 5 5
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 56 59.2 0.4
Ecosystem Services - - -
Tree cover loss - - -
Grassland loss - - -
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 10 44.7 -16.9
Fish Stock Status 78 6.3 -25.4
Marine Trophic Index 5 58.6 -
Fish caught by trawling 6 73.5 -26.5
Climate Change 68 56.6 6.3
CO2 growth rate 73 45.7 5.6
CH4 growth rate 72 74.4 0.2
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 1 100 35.8
Black Carbon growth rate 36 87.5 -12.5
CO2 from land cover - - -
GHG intensity trend 115 42.6 28
GHG per capita 52 69.9 -5.3
Pollution Emissions 80 65.5 23.5
SO2 growth rate 1 100 62
NOx growth rate 143 31 -15
Agriculture 111 34.1 16.8
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 111 34.1 16.8
Water Resources 119 0.3 -
Wastewater treatment 119 0.3 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Barbados 45.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Thailand 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Tonga 45.1
Mauritius 45.1
Algeria 44.8
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
GDP per capita
Tonga 45.1
Moldova 44.4
Nicaragua 39.2
Samoa 37.3
Pakistan 33.1
Nigeria 31
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Djibouti 28.1
Myanmar 25.1
Issue Performance
Thailand 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Peru 44
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Fiji 34.4
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Comoros 32.1
Marshall Islands 30.8
Regulatory Quality
Brazil 51.2
Azerbaijan 46.5
Lebanon 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Viet Nam 33.4
Benin 30
Voice & Accountability
Argentina 52.2
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tonga 45.1
Grenada 43.1
Vanuatu 28.9
Ghana 27.6
Solomon Islands 26.7
Political Stability
Austria 79.6
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Taiwan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Tonga 45.1
Mauritius 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Marshall Islands 30.8
Asia-Pacific
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Thailand 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
China 37.3
Samoa 37.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Small Island Developing States
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Tonga 45.1
Mauritius 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Jordan 53.4
Uruguay 49.1
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Tonga 45.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Samoa 37.3
Fiji 34.4
Guatemala 31.8
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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