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Bahamas
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP12.10[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita30764.12[$]
Population0.39[millions]
Land Area13447.81[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 28 56.20 9.80
Ecosystem Vitality 54 52.10 20.40
Biodiversity 28 80.40 45.50
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 50.10
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 53.40
Marine protected areas 36 71.30 69.40
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 17 68.40 37.40
Biodiversity Habitat Index 43 55.20 NA
Species Protection Index 109 38.50 22.70
Species Habitat Index 2 99.40 -0.20
Ecosystem Services 96 25.10 -0.10
Tree cover loss 123 9.40 -9.80
Grassland loss 40 69.30 10.10
Wetland loss 54 75.30 48.00
Fisheries 88 16.30 -0.20
Fish Stock Status 71 21.20 -0.30
Marine Trophic Index 82 11.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 54 88.10 11.70
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 18.00
NOx growth rate 67 76.20 5.40
Agriculture 169 14.00 -1.90
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 168 14.00 -1.90
Water Resources 64 17.40 NA
Wastewater treatment 64 17.40 NA
Health 46 54.00 2.80
Air Quality 37 54.50 3.80
PM2.5 68 38.60 0.80
Household solid fuels 54 67.10 5.80
Ozone 25 70.40 8.50
NOx 23 65.70 9.60
SO2 42 69.70 9.70
CO 19 86.10 5.80
VOC 18 86.20 6.40
Sanitation Drinking Water 68 55.00 0.70
Sanitation 56 65.80 2.30
Drinking water 75 47.80 -0.40
Heavy Metals 50 66.30 5.70
Lead 50 66.30 5.70
Waste Management 81 36.20 -0.30
Solid waste 94 36.50 NA
Recycling 45 24.90 0.50
Ocean Plastics 38 46.80 -1.70
Climate Policy 20 61.80 1.80
Climate Change 20 61.80 1.80
CO2 growth rate 28 58.40 NA
CH4 growth rate 99 39.30 6.30
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 1 100.00 6.70
Black Carbon growth rate 62 87.30 -12.70
Proj. GHG Emissions 25 75.80 8.20
CO2 from land cover 150 2.80 -47.00
GHG intensity trend 82 51.60 8.30
GHG per capita 113 40.40 -4.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
New Zealand 56.7
Spain 56.6
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
GDP per capita
Latvia 61.1
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Hungary 55.1
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Turkey 26.3
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Jamaica 45.6
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
Poland 50.6
Jamaica 45.6
Bahrain 42
India 18.9
Regulatory Quality
Bahamas 56.2
Mexico 45.5
Moldova 42.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
Cabo Verde 41.9
El Salvador 40.8
Philippines 28.9
Indonesia 28.2
Ghana 27.7
Turkey 26.3
Voice and Accountability
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Cabo Verde 41.9
Rule of Law
Bahamas 56.2
Montenegro 46.9
Tunisia 40.7
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Control of Corruption
France 62.5
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
United Arab Emirates 52.4
United States of America 51.1
Chile 46.7
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Austria 66.5
Netherlands 62.6
Australia 60.1
Bahamas 56.2
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
Saint Lucia 49.4
Mauritius 44.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Latin America & Caribbean
Bahamas 56.2
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Panama 50.5
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
Grenada 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Small Island Developing States
Bahamas 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Singapore 50.9
Belize 50
Saint Lucia 49.4
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EPI Report Year: 
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