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Bangladesh
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP793.49[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita4818.09[$]
Population164.69[millions]
Land Area140303.37[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 177 23.10 -1.90
Ecosystem Vitality 159 29.40 -4.40
Biodiversity 132 37.40 3.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 159 18.20 0.80
Terrestrial biomes (global) 75 88.90 0.10
Marine protected areas 48 29.90 15.40
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 176 0.80 0.80
Biodiversity Habitat Index 179 26.50 NA
Species Protection Index 136 24.70 1.30
Species Habitat Index 38 92.70 -6.40
Ecosystem Services 155 14.90 -18.70
Tree cover loss 138 6.00 -15.50
Grassland loss 70 49.70 9.50
Wetland loss 112 33.70 -66.30
Fisheries 20 35.10 -10.00
Fish Stock Status 10 73.10 -26.90
Marine Trophic Index 57 15.70 NA
Fish caught by trawling 43 11.30 -1.10
Acidification 169 25.80 -14.70
SO2 growth rate 172 12.60 -29.60
NOx growth rate 151 39.00 0.20
Agriculture 66 41.40 3.00
Pesticide 72 32.90 NA
N Mgmt Index 54 49.90 5.90
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 166 18.10 2.60
Air Quality 173 14.40 0.20
PM2.5 144 14.70 -4.80
Household solid fuels 134 16.10 7.30
Ozone 176 10.30 1.50
NOx 164 5.80 -5.30
SO2 155 18.40 -5.70
CO 172 NA NA
VOC 138 15.50 -1.20
Sanitation Drinking Water 129 27.40 5.70
Sanitation 130 28.00 5.80
Drinking water 128 26.90 5.40
Heavy Metals 172 22.80 9.40
Lead 172 22.80 9.40
Waste Management 160 10.50 1.00
Solid waste 138 5.80 NA
Recycling 90 15.70 2.90
Ocean Plastics 119 14.60 0.90
Climate Policy 171 18.80 -1.60
Climate Change 171 18.80 -1.60
CO2 growth rate 148 9.40 2.50
CH4 growth rate 103 37.70 2.60
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 110 56.00 6.60
Black Carbon growth rate 148 46.00 6.30
Proj. GHG Emissions 154 11.40 -3.30
CO2 from land cover 152 NA -48.60
GHG intensity trend 28 69.70 9.20
GHG per capita 19 88.10 -6.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Sudan 27.6
Turkey 26.3
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Viet Nam 20.1
Myanmar 19.4
India 18.9
GDP per capita
Nicaragua 37.7
Honduras 36.5
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Nigeria 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Ghana 27.7
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
Myanmar 19.4
Issue Performance
Sierra Leone 32.7
Guinea 31.6
Philippines 28.9
Indonesia 28.2
Guatemala 28
Madagascar 28
Haiti 26.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Viet Nam 20.1
India 18.9
Government Effectiveness
Belarus 48.5
Eswatini 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Zambia 38.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Tanzania 34.2
Laos 30.7
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Bangladesh 23.1
Regulatory Quality
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Gabon 49.7
Ecuador 46.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Micronesia 37.4
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Angola 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Bangladesh 23.1
Voice and Accountability
Jordan 43.6
Comoros 42.5
Thailand 38.1
Uganda 35.8
Tanzania 34.2
Togo 34
Angola 30.5
Mali 28.5
Haiti 26.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Rule of Law
Ecuador 46.5
Eswatini 44.9
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Tanzania 34.2
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Philippines 28.9
Mauritania 28.1
Bangladesh 23.1
Control of Corruption
Gabon 49.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Uzbekistan 38.2
Russia 37.5
Uganda 35.8
Guinea 31.6
Laos 30.7
Angola 30.5
Madagascar 28
Bangladesh 23.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Israel 48.2
Mexico 45.5
Republic of Congo 40.1
Togo 34
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Eritrea 31.7
Kenya 30.8
Algeria 29.6
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Southern Asia
Afghanistan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Nepal 28.3
Pakistan 24.6
Bangladesh 23.1
India 18.9
Least Developed Countries
Mali 28.5
Nepal 28.3
Mauritania 28.1
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Sudan 27.6
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Bangladesh 23.1
Myanmar 19.4
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EPI Report Year: 
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