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Venezuela
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP271.43[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita9401.62[$]
Population28.87[millions]
Urbanization88.28[%]
Land Area918311.06[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 59 50.3 -0.5
Health 80 46.5 2.3
Air Quality 51 51.3 2.9
PM2.5 112 33.7 0.7
Household solid fuels 47 74.9 7.2
Ozone 50 55.8 -7.5
Sanitation & Drinking Water 94 46.8 2
Sanitation 87 51.7 2.5
Drinking water 95 43.5 1.7
Heavy Metals 115 43.1 1.6
Lead 115 43.1 1.6
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 52 52.9 -2.2
Biodiversity 48 75.1 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 50 20.1 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 7 73 13.4
Species Habitat Index 62 89.1 -6.1
Species Protection Index 60 87.5 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 52 61.1 -1.5
Ecosystem Services 65 40.6 -1.9
Tree cover loss 59 38.4 -3.1
Grassland loss 80 57.3 4.9
Wetland loss 54 62.8 13.8
Fisheries 72 12.3 -4.7
Fish Stock Status 109 - -13.2
Marine Trophic Index 41 19.8 -
Fish caught by trawling 17 17.8 -0.4
Climate Change 44 63.3 -3.9
CO2 growth rate 43 57.8 0.1
CH4 growth rate 58 83.3 -4.6
F-gas growth rate 16 95.9 1.9
N2O growth rate 57 68.4 30.6
Black Carbon growth rate 74 61.3 -29.1
CO2 from land cover 35 71.7 -
GHG intensity trend 172 6.8 -72.4
GHG per capita 130 30.2 2.2
Pollution Emissions 133 41.4 0.5
SO2 growth rate 165 24.1 1
NOx growth rate 79 58.6 -0.2
Agriculture 146 22.9 -3.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 146 22.9 -3.5
Water Resources 74 6.4 -
Wastewater treatment 74 6.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Brazil 51.2
Bahrain 51
Ecuador 51
Russia 50.5
Venezuela 50.3
Ukraine 49.5
Uruguay 49.1
Albania 49
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
GDP per capita
Jordan 53.4
Armenia 52.3
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Jamaica 48.2
Dominica 44.6
Namibia 40.2
Bhutan 39.3
Fiji 34.4
Eswatini 33.8
Issue Performance
Costa Rica 52.5
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Panama 47.3
Dominican Republic 46.3
Namibia 40.2
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Kenya 34.7
Regulatory Quality
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Turkmenistan 43.9
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Zimbabwe 37
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Sudan 34.8
Republic of Congo 30.8
Eritrea 30.4
Voice & Accountability
Belarus 53
Bahrain 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Azerbaijan 46.5
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Djibouti 28.1
Chad 26.7
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
Latin America & Caribbean
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
OPEC
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Kuwait 53.6
Venezuela 50.3
Iran 48
Gabon 45.8
Algeria 44.8
Saudi Arabia 44
Iraq 39.5
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Nigeria 31
Ease of Doing Business Index
Venezuela 50.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Central African Republic 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.3
Republic of Congo 30.8
Angola 29.7
Bangladesh 29
Haiti 27
Chad 26.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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