Species Protection Index

The Species Protection Index (SPI) measures how well a country's terrestrial protected areas overlap with the ranges of its vertebrate, invertebrate, and plant species. Map of Life calculates this index using remote sensing data, global biodiversity informatics, and integrative models to map suitable habitat for over 30,000 terrestrial species at high resolutions. A score of 100 indicates full coverage of all species' ranges by a country's protected areas, and a score of 0 indicates no overlap.

EPI MeasureSpecies Protection Index

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Table of EPI results for Species Protection Index

Country	Rank	EPI Score	10-Year Change	Regional Rank	Regional Average
Luxembourg	1	100.0		1	65.43
Poland	1	100.0		1	76.9
Slovakia	3	99.35		2	76.9
Germany	4	98.17		2	65.43
Latvia	5	97.98		3	76.9
Czechia	6	95.56		4	76.9
Estonia	7	95.49		5	76.9
Bulgaria	8	94.86		6	76.9
Slovenia	9	94.3		7	76.9
Botswana	10	94.24		1	57.19
Denmark	11	93.32		3	65.43
Lithuania	12	92.92		8	76.9
Zambia	13	89.96		2	57.19
Belize	14	89.74		1	39.87
Belgium	15	89.68		4	65.43
Cambodia	16	89.56		1	37.79
Brunei Darussalam	17	87.15		2	37.79
Gabon	18	86.52		3	57.19
Côte d'Ivoire	19	85.33		4	57.19
Austria	20	84.58		5	65.43
Hungary	21	84.1		9	76.9
Burkina Faso	22	83.89		5	57.19
Croatia	23	83.62		10	76.9
Benin	24	83.42		6	57.19
Namibia	25	82.83		7	57.19
Mongolia	26	81.88		3	37.79
Niger	27	81.77		8	57.19
Ukraine	28	80.59		1	50.86
Republic of Congo	29	79.73		9	57.19
Malawi	30	79.16		10	57.19
Sweden	31	78.1		6	65.43
Ghana	32	77.59		11	57.19
Canada	33	76.2		7	65.43
North Macedonia	34	76.19		11	76.9
Senegal	35	75.79		12	57.19
Ireland	36	75.75		8	65.43
Spain	37	74.36		9	65.43
Serbia	38	73.56		12	76.9
Finland	39	73.21		10	65.43
France	40	72.65		11	65.43
Zimbabwe	41	72.22		13	57.19
Suriname	42	72.09		2	39.87
Chad	43	72.02		14	57.19
Romania	44	71.68		13	76.9
Panama	45	71.52		3	39.87
Nicaragua	46	71.51		4	39.87
Uganda	47	71.07		15	57.19
Tanzania	48	70.97		16	57.19
Equatorial Guinea	49	70.54		17	57.19
Algeria	50	70.16		1	39.95
Saudi Arabia	51	70.0		2	39.95
Guinea	52	69.73		18	57.19
Bolivia	53	69.24		5	39.87
Thailand	54	68.93		4	37.79
Montenegro	55	68.9		14	76.9
Brazil	56	68.29		6	39.87
Honduras	57	67.53		7	39.87
Mali	58	67.03		19	57.19
Mozambique	59	66.77		20	57.19
Central African Rep.	60	66.76		21	57.19
Bhutan	61	66.39		1	28.81
Kuwait	62	65.89		3	39.95
Australia	63	65.5		12	65.43
Sierra Leone	64	65.48		22	57.19
Azerbaijan	65	65.45		2	50.86
Qatar	66	65.36		4	39.95
Laos	67	65.31		5	37.79
Moldova	68	65.26		3	50.86
Albania	69	64.87		15	76.9
Nigeria	70	64.2		23	57.19
Dem. Rep. Congo	71	63.36		24	57.19
Armenia	72	62.95		4	50.86
Portugal	73	61.87		13	65.43
Madagascar	74	61.61		25	57.19
Cyprus	75	61.35		16	76.9
Guinea-Bissau	76	61.29		26	57.19
Lesotho	77	60.75		27	57.19
Belarus	78	60.49		5	50.86
Japan	79	59.36		6	37.79
Kenya	80	58.99		28	57.19
Greece	81	58.77		17	76.9
Russia	82	58.74		6	50.86
Norway	83	58.24		14	65.43
Switzerland	84	57.95		15	65.43
Italy	85	57.77		16	65.43
Costa Rica	86	57.36		8	39.87
Oman	87	56.76		5	39.95
Malaysia	88	56.61		7	37.79
Singapore	89	56.51		8	37.79
South Korea	90	56.16		9	37.79
Morocco	91	55.8		6	39.95
Colombia	92	53.34		9	39.87
Dominican Republic	93	53.28		10	39.87
Togo	94	53.08		29	57.19
Kazakhstan	95	52.13		7	50.86
Georgia	96	52.01		8	50.86
Paraguay	97	51.53		11	39.87
Rwanda	98	50.58		30	57.19
Ethiopia	99	49.65		31	57.19
New Zealand	100	48.02		17	65.43
Bosnia & Herzegovina	101	46.81		18	76.9
Pakistan	102	46.64		2	28.81
Peru	103	44.74		12	39.87
Uzbekistan	104	44.58		9	50.86
United Kingdom	105	43.76		18	65.43
Nepal	106	43.02		3	28.81
Philippines	107	42.7		10	37.79
Mexico	108	42.47		13	39.87
Indonesia	109	42.01		11	37.79
Viet Nam	110	41.48		12	37.79
Ecuador	111	41.11		14	39.87
Comoros	112	40.55		32	57.19
Seychelles	113	40.54		33	57.19
United States	114	39.36		19	65.43
Burundi	115	39.04		34	57.19
Egypt	116	38.98		7	39.95
South Africa	117	38.59		35	57.19
Netherlands	118	38.52		20	65.43
Sri Lanka	119	37.67		4	28.81
Taiwan	120	36.54		13	37.79
Guyana	121	36.53		15	39.87
Israel	122	35.98		8	39.95
São Tomé & Príncipe	123	35.06		36	57.19
Myanmar	124	35.0		14	37.79
United Arab Emirates	125	34.65		9	39.95
Malta	126	34.63		21	65.43
Guatemala	127	34.52		16	39.87
Timor-Leste	128	33.47		15	37.79
Tajikistan	129	33.06		10	50.86
Trinidad & Tobago	130	32.47		17	39.87
Angola	131	32.25		37	57.19
Jamaica	131	32.25		18	39.87
Argentina	133	31.87		19	39.87
Cameroon	134	30.59		38	57.19
Chile	135	29.9		20	39.87
St. Vincent & the Gren.	136	27.9		21	39.87
Iran	137	26.34		10	39.95
Bahrain	138	25.89		11	39.95
Sudan	139	25.71		12	39.95
Dominica	140	25.42		22	39.87
Cabo Verde	141	24.34		39	57.19
Tunisia	142	24.02		13	39.95
Gambia	143	22.99		40	57.19
Haiti	144	22.08		23	39.87
Saint Lucia	145	21.8		24	39.87
Turkmenistan	146	21.32		11	50.86
Bangladesh	147	19.02		5	28.81
Jordan	148	18.75		14	39.95
Bahamas	149	18.04		25	39.87
Iceland	150	17.81		22	65.43
El Salvador	151	16.42		26	39.87
Liberia	152	16.28		41	57.19
Uruguay	153	16.25		27	39.87
Eswatini	154	15.79		42	57.19
Saint Kitts & Nevis	155	15.36		28	39.87
Kyrgyzstan	156	13.68		12	50.86
Grenada	157	13.04		29	39.87
Iraq	158	12.97		15	39.95
Mauritius	159	12.31		43	57.19
Palau	160	11.99		16	37.79
Lebanon	161	11.92		16	39.95
China	162	10.0		17	37.79
India	163	9.29		6	28.81
Samoa	164	8.53		18	37.79
Papua New Guinea	165	8.22		19	37.79
Afghanistan	166	8.16		7	28.81
Antigua & Barbuda	167	7.58		30	39.87
Vanuatu	168	5.22		20	37.79
Mauritania	169	4.79		44	57.19
Djibouti	170	4.16		45	57.19
Fiji	171	3.95		21	37.79
Tonga	172	3.53		22	37.79
Solomon Islands	173	2.85		23	37.79
Türkiye	174	0.85		19	76.9
Barbados	175	0.76		31	39.87
Maldives	176	0.28		8	28.81
Kiribati	177	0.0		24	37.79
Environmental Performance Index 2026	EPI Measurement		Species Protection Index