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North Macedonia
RegionEastern Europe
GDP28.09[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita13483.45[$]
Population2.08[millions]
Urbanization58.48[%]
Land Area24941.94[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 43 55.4 2.2
Health 89 43.6 4
Air Quality 145 26.5 5.7
PM2.5 157 18.3 5.3
Household solid fuels 101 34.5 4.8
Ozone 52 53.6 16.7
Sanitation & Drinking Water 51 61.1 2.4
Sanitation 57 65.4 3.6
Drinking water 46 58.1 1.5
Heavy Metals 95 46.7 4.6
Lead 95 46.7 4.6
Waste Management 48 72.1 -
Solid waste 48 72.1 -
Ecosystem Vitality 23 63.2 0.9
Biodiversity 86 62.1 -0.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 122 51.4 0.1
Terrestrial biomes (global) 100 70.5 0.1
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 65 36.6 13.2
Species Habitat Index 114 76.4 -15.2
Species Protection Index 41 93.3 0.1
Biodiversity Habitat Index 133 46.5 -0.4
Ecosystem Services 57 42.3 7.9
Tree cover loss 45 42 8.6
Grassland loss 38 70.5 16.1
Wetland loss 153 19.9 -12.4
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 11 75.2 -1.6
CO2 growth rate 5 81 6
CH4 growth rate 110 56.1 -14.7
F-gas growth rate 19 95.4 19.5
N2O growth rate 50 70.6 -29.4
Black Carbon growth rate 79 58.9 -41.1
CO2 from land cover 41 67.6 -
GHG intensity trend 31 68.5 -24
GHG per capita 99 44.3 3.6
Pollution Emissions 1 100 22
SO2 growth rate 1 100 30.3
NOx growth rate 1 100 13.6
Agriculture 76 40.9 -6.6
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 76 40.9 -6.6
Water Resources 108 0.9 -
Wastewater treatment 108 0.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Taiwan 57.2
Bulgaria 57
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Chile 55.3
Serbia 55.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Kuwait 53.6
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 55.4
Colombia 52.9
Brazil 51.2
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Algeria 44.8
Peru 44
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Maldives 35.6
Issue Performance
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Belarus 53
Mexico 52.6
Albania 49
Jamaica 48.2
El Salvador 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Regulatory Quality
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Mexico 52.6
Ecuador 51
Ukraine 49.5
Bolivia 44.3
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Burkina Faso 38.3
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
North Macedonia 55.4
Gabon 45.8
Bolivia 44.3
Peru 44
Sri Lanka 39
Guyana 35.9
Comoros 32.1
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Liberia 22.6
Eastern Europe
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Serbia 55.2
Albania 49
Montenegro 46.3
Landlocked Developing Countries
North Macedonia 55.4
Armenia 52.3
Azerbaijan 46.5
Paraguay 46.4
Kazakhstan 44.7
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Uzbekistan 44.3
Turkmenistan 43.9
Botswana 40.4
Ease of Doing Business Index
Finland 78.9
Australia 74.9
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Malaysia 47.9
Mauritius 45.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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