Vanuatu

 
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Vanuatu
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP0.85[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita2762.79[$]
Population0.31[millions]
Land Area12428.29[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 119 36.90 -9.20
Ecosystem Vitality 163 28.00 -6.30
Biodiversity 160 20.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 150 24.10 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 153 24.10 NA
Marine protected areas 115 0.10 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 162 6.80 -1.30
Biodiversity Habitat Index 19 63.30 NA
Species Protection Index 167 3.20 1.30
Species Habitat Index 5 99.00 -0.10
Ecosystem Services 43 38.60 -11.10
Tree cover loss 36 28.40 -13.00
Grassland loss 1 100.00 NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 59 21.00 -30.20
Fish Stock Status 76 18.60 -64.00
Marine Trophic Index 82 11.50 NA
Fish caught by trawling 5 36.40 -25.20
Acidification 104 63.90 -8.40
SO2 growth rate 164 28.20 -66.50
NOx growth rate 38 99.60 49.60
Agriculture 101 33.00 2.10
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 118 33.00 2.10
Water Resources 96 4.50 NA
Wastewater treatment 96 4.50 NA
Health 115 30.40 0.20
Air Quality 110 30.70 -1.40
PM2.5 83 34.50 -4.00
Household solid fuels 175 6.10 1.00
Ozone 42 62.70 -1.90
NOx 1 100.00 NA
SO2 24 82.80 3.80
CO 1 100.00 NA
VOC 28 71.20 6.90
Sanitation Drinking Water 135 21.50 3.30
Sanitation 136 21.70 3.50
Drinking water 135 21.40 3.10
Heavy Metals 102 44.90 1.60
Lead 102 44.90 1.60
Waste Management 80 36.50 -0.30
Solid waste 115 20.60 NA
Recycling 5 52.90 0.90
Ocean Plastics 25 52.00 -2.10
Climate Policy 49 50.10 -17.30
Climate Change 49 50.10 -17.30
CO2 growth rate 126 21.70 -49.30
CH4 growth rate 101 38.40 2.60
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 96 61.50 2.30
Black Carbon growth rate 66 85.20 21.60
Proj. GHG Emissions 20 80.50 1.00
CO2 from land cover 125 24.30 -6.50
GHG intensity trend 119 41.80 5.10
GHG per capita 50 67.70 1.50

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Maldives 37.4
Micronesia 37.4
South Africa 37.2
Tajikistan 37.1
Turkmenistan 37
Vanuatu 36.9
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Gambia 36.4
Samoa 36.4
GDP per capita
Kiribati 49
Zimbabwe 46.2
Comoros 42.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Tanzania 34.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Guinea 31.6
Haiti 26.1
Issue Performance
Grenada 47.9
Jamaica 45.6
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Moldova 42.7
El Salvador 40.8
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Gambia 36.4
Samoa 36.4
Angola 30.5
Government Effectiveness
Ecuador 46.5
Brazil 43.6
Moldova 42.7
Paraguay 40.9
Guyana 38.5
Uzbekistan 38.2
Vanuatu 36.9
Cote d'Ivoire 32.8
Cambodia 30.1
Algeria 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Tonga 43.8
Russia 37.5
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Kenya 30.8
Benin 29.6
Voice and Accountability
Croatia 60.2
Romania 56
Poland 50.6
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Jamaica 45.6
Tonga 43.8
Argentina 41.1
Vanuatu 36.9
Ghana 27.7
Rule of Law
Croatia 60.2
Italy 57.7
Greece 56.2
Seychelles 55.6
Namibia 50.9
Grenada 47.9
Jordan 43.6
Georgia 39.1
Saudi Arabia 37.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Control of Corruption
Belize 50
Belarus 48.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Cuba 47.5
Colombia 42.4
Argentina 41.1
Guyana 38.5
Vanuatu 36.9
Burkina Faso 35.5
Ghana 27.7
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Denmark 77.9
Finland 76.5
Czech Republic 59.9
Lithuania 55.9
Hungary 55.1
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Saint Lucia 49.4
Mauritius 44.8
Cabo Verde 41.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Asia-Pacific
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Small Island Developing States
Cabo Verde 41.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
Micronesia 37.4
Maldives 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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