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Switzerland
RegionGlobal West
GDP593.81[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita68752.77[$]
Population8.64[millions]
Land Area41702.90[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 9 65.90 8.20
Ecosystem Vitality 25 60.20 5.20
Biodiversity 73 62.50 15.70
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 121 57.90 17.40
Terrestrial biomes (global) 107 68.00 19.40
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 9 76.40 21.00
Biodiversity Habitat Index 82 44.30 NA
Species Protection Index 89 46.90 14.10
Species Habitat Index 81 85.90 -4.30
Ecosystem Services 66 30.70 -10.20
Tree cover loss 45 23.80 -3.60
Grassland loss 41 65.30 2.20
Wetland loss 103 37.60 -62.40
Fisheries NA NA NA
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index NA NA NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 1 100.00 NA
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Agriculture 67 41.10 -2.10
Pesticide 66 34.70 NA
N Mgmt Index 57 47.60 -4.10
Water Resources 8 97.00 NA
Wastewater treatment 8 97.00 NA
Health 5 88.40 5.60
Air Quality 9 84.30 8.80
PM2.5 10 84.60 16.90
Household solid fuels 1 100.00 NA
Ozone 75 49.30 0.50
NOx 136 16.90 6.80
SO2 40 70.10 13.80
CO 80 55.20 13.80
VOC 52 48.70 3.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 1 100.00 NA
Sanitation 1 100.00 NA
Drinking water 1 100.00 NA
Heavy Metals 10 94.00 7.50
Lead 10 94.00 7.50
Waste Management 3 76.40 0.10
Solid waste 2 99.50 NA
Recycling 35 30.10 0.20
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 23 60.50 12.90
Climate Change 23 60.50 12.90
CO2 growth rate 11 71.60 19.90
CH4 growth rate 57 50.70 -8.80
F-gas growth rate 23 81.40 39.70
N2O growth rate 30 84.60 -14.20
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 66 44.50 7.70
CO2 from land cover 33 74.90 42.50
GHG intensity trend 35 65.60 15.00
GHG per capita 99 46.80 8.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
GDP per capita
Denmark 77.9
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Norway 59.3
United States of America 51.1
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Qatar 33
Issue Performance
Luxembourg 72.3
Slovenia 67.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Italy 57.7
Ireland 57.4
Japan 57.2
Greece 56.2
Government Effectiveness
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Norway 59.3
Singapore 50.9
Canada 50
Regulatory Quality
United Kingdom 77.7
Sweden 72.7
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Norway 59.3
Ireland 57.4
Canada 50
Voice and Accountability
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
New Zealand 56.7
Canada 50
Rule of Law
Denmark 77.9
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Control of Corruption
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Netherlands 62.6
Germany 62.4
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Singapore 50.9
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Norway 59.3
Botswana 54
Barbados 53.2
Canada 50
Kiribati 49
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Micronesia 37.4
Samoa 36.4
Global West
Sweden 72.7
Luxembourg 72.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Australia 60.1
Norway 59.3
OECD
Slovenia 67.3
Austria 66.5
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Netherlands 62.6
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Australia 60.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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