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Slovakia
RegionEastern Europe
GDP165.57[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita30330.04[$]
Population5.46[millions]
Land Area49050.85[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 18 60.00 3.20
Ecosystem Vitality 7 66.30 -0.90
Biodiversity 18 82.70 2.80
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 1 100.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100.00 NA
Marine protected areas NA NA NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 48 50.00 15.50
Biodiversity Habitat Index 149 35.60 NA
Species Protection Index 5 90.40 2.00
Species Habitat Index 76 86.50 -6.20
Ecosystem Services 123 19.90 -10.50
Tree cover loss 102 12.30 -1.90
Grassland loss 68 49.90 -8.40
Wetland loss 110 35.10 -64.90
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 1.70
SO2 growth rate 1 100.00 NA
NOx growth rate 1 100.00 3.40
Agriculture 8 68.00 -1.50
Pesticide 19 67.10 NA
N Mgmt Index 11 68.80 -3.20
Water Resources 43 44.70 NA
Wastewater treatment 43 44.70 NA
Health 36 59.00 6.60
Air Quality 45 50.90 9.30
PM2.5 80 35.40 12.00
Household solid fuels 46 74.60 7.00
Ozone 61 52.80 6.90
NOx 135 17.20 3.40
SO2 126 35.70 10.30
CO 99 52.30 10.60
VOC 55 47.00 2.50
Sanitation Drinking Water 33 71.90 2.20
Sanitation 33 82.80 3.70
Drinking water 35 64.60 1.20
Heavy Metals 42 68.40 9.30
Lead 42 68.40 9.30
Waste Management 30 62.20 0.10
Solid waste 39 86.80 NA
Recycling 121 13.20 0.40
Ocean Plastics NA NA NA
Climate Policy 37 53.50 6.00
Climate Change 37 53.50 6.00
CO2 growth rate 29 58.20 6.50
CH4 growth rate 39 56.10 0.60
F-gas growth rate 28 77.10 56.40
N2O growth rate 97 61.10 0.30
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100.00 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 76 40.60 0.90
CO2 from land cover 42 66.50 57.90
GHG intensity trend 33 66.00 -29.30
GHG per capita 129 33.50 2.10

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Australia 60.1
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
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
Slovenia 67.3
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
Bulgaria 51.9
United States of America 51.1
Poland 50.6
Government Effectiveness
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Bahamas 56.2
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Hungary 55.1
Barbados 53.2
Bahrain 42
Samoa 36.4
China 28.4
Regulatory Quality
Slovenia 67.3
Slovakia 60
Spain 56.6
Poland 50.6
Portugal 50.4
Brunei Darussalam 45.7
Bahrain 42
Uruguay 37.4
Malaysia 35
Qatar 33
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
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 53.2
Dominica 51.2
Saint Lucia 49.4
Costa Rica 46.3
Bhutan 42.5
Uruguay 37.4
Malaysia 35
Oman 30.7
Control of Corruption
Malta 75.2
Slovakia 60
Cyprus 58
Italy 57.7
Namibia 50.9
Saint Lucia 49.4
Kiribati 49
Grenada 47.9
Mauritius 44.8
Rwanda 32.8
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Germany 62.4
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Belgium 58.2
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Namibia 50.9
Cuba 47.5
Solomon Islands 35
Qatar 33
Laos 30.7
Eastern Europe
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Cyprus 58
Greece 56.2
Romania 56
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
OECD
France 62.5
Germany 62.4
Estonia 61.4
Latvia 61.1
Australia 60.1
Slovakia 60
Czech Republic 59.9
Norway 59.3
Belgium 58.2
Italy 57.7
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EPI Report Year: 
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