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Barbados
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP3.70[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita12870.04[$]
Population0.29[millions]
Land Area437.26[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 36 53.20 12.70
Ecosystem Vitality 168 24.90 6.40
Biodiversity 168 13.60 1.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 174 2.80 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 174 2.80 NA
Marine protected areas 115 0.10 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 46 50.40 11.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 31 58.80 NA
Species Protection Index 173 0.80 NA
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services 49 35.90 8.80
Tree cover loss 84 14.50 -4.60
Grassland loss 1 100.00 97.70
Wetland loss 1 100.00 NA
Fisheries 68 19.30 3.30
Fish Stock Status 87 15.70 6.50
Marine Trophic Index 26 22.90 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 44 92.20 39.90
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 62.80
NOx growth rate 52 84.40 17.00
Agriculture 172 11.90 -1.10
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 170 11.90 -1.10
Water Resources 141 NA NA
Wastewater treatment 141 NA NA
Health 34 61.80 1.80
Air Quality 28 65.30 1.90
PM2.5 91 32.80 -1.40
Household solid fuels 28 95.80 6.00
Ozone 1 100.00 NA
NOx 14 78.80 2.60
SO2 12 89.90 4.20
CO 13 91.00 2.20
VOC 8 96.90 0.70
Sanitation Drinking Water 78 52.00 0.20
Sanitation 71 58.30 1.60
Drinking water 75 47.80 -0.70
Heavy Metals 39 69.60 4.20
Lead 39 69.60 4.20
Waste Management 41 59.00 2.80
Solid waste 44 81.50 NA
Recycling 141 10.60 0.20
Ocean Plastics 10 62.40 10.80
Climate Policy 5 79.90 25.20
Climate Change 5 79.90 25.20
CO2 growth rate 9 76.10 41.90
CH4 growth rate 43 55.00 -34.70
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 20 92.60 -4.40
Black Carbon growth rate 85 70.50 2.20
Proj. GHG Emissions 8 95.50 25.80
CO2 from land cover 41 66.80 24.50
GHG intensity trend 46 60.90 38.60
GHG per capita 98 47.00 7.30

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Dominica 51.2
GDP per capita
Barbados 53.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Moldova 42.7
Colombia 42.4
Paraguay 40.9
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Grenada 47.9
Cuba 47.5
Jamaica 45.6
El Salvador 40.8
Samoa 36.4
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Italy 57.7
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Barbados 53.2
Jamaica 45.6
Bahrain 42
Samoa 36.4
Regulatory Quality
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Hungary 55.1
North Macedonia 54.3
Barbados 53.2
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Costa Rica 46.3
Peru 39.8
Oman 30.7
Voice and Accountability
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Estonia 61.4
Italy 57.7
Barbados 53.2
Kiribati 49
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rule of Law
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Barbados 53.2
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Kuwait 42.4
Georgia 39.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
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
Uruguay 37.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Switzerland 65.9
Japan 57.2
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Canada 50
Kiribati 49
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
Samoa 36.4
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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