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Taiwan
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP1644.31[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita69665.37[$]
Population23.60[millions]
Urbanization78.94[%]
Land Area36574.27[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 40 57.2 4.6
Health 42 59.2 2.8
Air Quality 50 53.2 3.3
PM2.5 58 47.9 1
Household solid fuels 60 61.2 5.6
Ozone 72 47.3 10.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 32 72.4 2.2
Sanitation 40 80.3 3.7
Drinking water 31 67.1 1.1
Heavy Metals 34 73.6 5.5
Lead 34 73.6 5.5
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 43 55.8 5.7
Biodiversity 76 65 -1.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 66 8.4 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 114 21.2 12.4
Species Habitat Index 129 69.8 -28.4
Species Protection Index 50 90.4 0.2
Biodiversity Habitat Index 96 51.4 -0.2
Ecosystem Services 44 49.2 -0.5
Tree cover loss 32 51.2 -0.4
Grassland loss 156 36.6 -5
Wetland loss 150 25.3 0.4
Fisheries 59 13.8 3
Fish Stock Status 34 14.3 4.6
Marine Trophic Index 61 15.8 -
Fish caught by trawling 23 10.9 4.6
Climate Change 46 63.1 11.5
CO2 growth rate 56 52.5 16.2
CH4 growth rate 72 74.4 -14.1
F-gas growth rate 50 90.6 4.9
N2O growth rate 88 59.8 -2.5
Black Carbon growth rate 46 78.8 52.8
CO2 from land cover 43 67 -
GHG intensity trend 1 100 34
GHG per capita 157 16 -0.4
Pollution Emissions 1 100 18.7
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 37.3
Agriculture 39 53.4 7.2
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 39 53.4 7.2
Water Resources 72 7.1 -
Wastewater treatment 72 7.1 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Seychelles 58.2
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Bulgaria 57
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Chile 55.3
Serbia 55.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
GDP per capita
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Ireland 72.8
United States of America 69.3
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Issue Performance
Taiwan 57.2
Serbia 55.2
Kuwait 53.6
Belarus 53
Russia 50.5
Albania 49
Thailand 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Japan 75.1
Belgium 73.3
Iceland 72.3
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
Israel 65.8
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Voice & Accountability
Japan 75.1
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
United States of America 69.3
Cyprus 64.8
Lithuania 62.9
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Cabo Verde 32.8
Political Stability
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Taiwan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Asia-Pacific
Japan 75.1
South Korea 66.5
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Thailand 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Emerging Markets
Hungary 63.7
Poland 60.9
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Chile 55.3
Kuwait 53.6
Colombia 52.9
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ease of Doing Business Index
Finland 78.9
Australia 74.9
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Malaysia 47.9
Mauritius 45.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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