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Dominica
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP0.71[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita9891.29[$]
Population0.07[millions]
Land Area758.58[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 42 51.20 10.20
Ecosystem Vitality 126 37.60 0.90
Biodiversity 98 54.50 1.60
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 89 80.20 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 80 85.00 NA
Marine protected areas 108 0.40 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 10 75.20 11.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 62 48.90 NA
Species Protection Index 143 19.60 NA
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services 158 14.30 -26.60
Tree cover loss 161 NA -31.10
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 117 12.40 3.00
Fish Stock Status NA NA NA
Marine Trophic Index 49 16.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling 68 7.10 6.70
Acidification 56 87.70 49.60
SO2 growth rate 67 97.30 46.90
NOx growth rate 63 78.10 52.20
Agriculture 158 17.80 2.60
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 162 17.80 2.60
Water Resources 123 0.90 NA
Wastewater treatment 123 0.90 NA
Health 65 46.20 1.40
Air Quality 60 44.00 0.90
PM2.5 96 29.80 -3.90
Household solid fuels 78 45.50 4.60
Ozone 1 100.00 16.40
NOx 20 74.10 2.40
SO2 23 82.90 4.00
CO 13 91.00 3.30
VOC 21 82.20 2.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 90 47.60 0.90
Sanitation 83 53.70 2.50
Drinking water 96 43.50 -0.20
Heavy Metals 79 52.10 4.10
Lead 79 52.10 4.10
Waste Management 54 48.50 2.20
Solid waste 68 53.60 NA
Recycling 126 12.60 0.10
Ocean Plastics 2 74.30 9.00
Climate Policy 9 68.80 25.00
Climate Change 9 68.80 25.00
CO2 growth rate 52 50.50 50.50
CH4 growth rate 81 44.50 -0.90
F-gas growth rate 45 70.60 70.60
N2O growth rate 64 70.20 -29.80
Black Carbon growth rate 63 86.80 13.50
Proj. GHG Emissions 5 99.20 7.60
CO2 from land cover 90 43.40 39.80
GHG intensity trend 149 29.10 0.10
GHG per capita 71 60.30 0.70

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Bulgaria 51.9
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Namibia 50.9
Singapore 50.9
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Portugal 50.4
Belize 50
Canada 50
GDP per capita
Dominica 51.2
Namibia 50.9
Djibouti 47.5
Ecuador 46.5
Jordan 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Tunisia 40.7
Fiji 31.3
Algeria 29.6
Iraq 27.8
Issue Performance
Bahamas 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Grenada 47.9
Cuba 47.5
Costa Rica 46.3
Jamaica 45.6
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Government Effectiveness
Romania 56
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Dominica 51.2
Cuba 47.5
Mexico 45.5
Kuwait 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Tunisia 40.7
Azerbaijan 38.6
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Jordan 43.6
Kazakhstan 40.9
Thailand 38.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
South Africa 37.2
Rwanda 32.8
Voice and Accountability
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Bahamas 56.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
United States of America 51.1
Saint Lucia 49.4
Cabo Verde 41.9
Rule of Law
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Bhutan 42.5
Uruguay 37.4
Samoa 36.4
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Control of Corruption
Czech Republic 59.9
Italy 57.7
Botswana 54
Dominica 51.2
Poland 50.6
Saint Lucia 49.4
Israel 48.2
Georgia 39.1
Rwanda 32.8
Fiji 31.3
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Luxembourg 72.3
Switzerland 65.9
Iceland 62.8
Norway 59.3
New Zealand 56.7
Barbados 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Singapore 50.9
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Samoa 36.4
Latin America & Caribbean
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
Cuba 47.5
Small Island Developing States
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
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
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