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Maldives
RegionSouthern Asia
GDP7.05[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13049.05[$]
Population0.54[millions]
Land Area301.72[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 113 37.40 9.00
Ecosystem Vitality 138 35.70 16.30
Biodiversity 171 11.30 5.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 167 10.40 10.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 168 10.40 10.30
Marine protected areas 103 0.70 0.30
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 155 10.40 7.20
Biodiversity Habitat Index 36 56.90 NA
Species Protection Index 171 1.10 0.70
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services 1 100.00 68.70
Tree cover loss 1 100.00 68.70
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 7 56.70 -14.20
Fish Stock Status 89 13.40 -28.40
Marine Trophic Index 1 100.00 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 159 36.00 15.50
SO2 growth rate 149 40.30 16.30
NOx growth rate 164 31.80 14.70
Agriculture 168 14.10 9.30
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 167 14.10 9.30
Water Resources 102 3.80 NA
Wastewater treatment 102 3.80 NA
Health 57 48.50 5.50
Air Quality 40 52.00 6.50
PM2.5 32 55.40 7.20
Household solid fuels 87 40.40 10.00
Ozone 162 26.30 -15.30
NOx 8 96.30 -0.30
SO2 10 95.60 1.30
CO 27 75.50 0.40
VOC 11 92.80 -1.10
Sanitation Drinking Water 89 47.80 4.00
Sanitation 84 53.30 6.20
Drinking water 93 44.20 2.60
Heavy Metals 71 54.70 6.90
Lead 71 54.70 6.90
Waste Management 112 25.00 2.10
Solid waste 127 13.00 NA
Recycling 67 20.90 2.10
Ocean Plastics 24 52.90 6.10
Climate Policy 120 33.50 2.90
Climate Change 120 33.50 2.90
CO2 growth rate 154 7.80 7.80
CH4 growth rate 167 10.40 10.40
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 177 0.40 0.40
Black Carbon growth rate 170 28.10 8.40
Proj. GHG Emissions 29 65.20 -5.20
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 144 31.00 19.70
GHG per capita 70 60.70 -5.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Nicaragua 37.7
Niger 37.7
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Uruguay 37.4
South Africa 37.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
GDP per capita
Barbados 53.2
Armenia 48.3
Albania 47.1
Moldova 42.7
Colombia 42.4
Paraguay 40.9
Azerbaijan 38.6
Maldives 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Iran 34.5
Issue Performance
Mauritius 44.8
Tonga 43.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
Maldives 37.4
Turkmenistan 37
Marshall Islands 36.2
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Eritrea 31.7
Mauritania 28.1
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Government Effectiveness
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Bulgaria 51.9
Kiribati 49
Armenia 48.3
Grenada 47.9
Albania 47.1
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Sri Lanka 34.7
Ghana 27.7
Regulatory Quality
Belize 50
Eswatini 44.9
Guyana 38.5
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Burkina Faso 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Voice and Accountability
Singapore 50.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Kenya 30.8
Madagascar 28
Guatemala 28
Rule of Law
Cuba 47.5
Albania 47.1
Peru 39.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Uganda 35.8
Egypt 35.5
Indonesia 28.2
Turkey 26.3
Control of Corruption
Tonga 43.8
Brazil 43.6
Maldives 37.4
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sierra Leone 32.7
Ethiopia 31.8
Morocco 28.4
Turkey 26.3
Viet Nam 20.1
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
United Kingdom 77.7
France 62.5
Latvia 61.1
Italy 57.7
Spain 56.6
Sao Tome and Principe 52.9
Bulgaria 51.9
Suriname 45.9
Maldives 37.4
Oman 30.7
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
Small Island Developing States
Cabo Verde 41.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
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EPI Report Year: 
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