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Malta
RegionGlobal West
GDP18.56[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita38388.06[$]
Population0.48[millions]
Urbanization94.74[%]
Land Area326.04[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 23 70.7 11.6
Health 19 86.1 6.1
Air Quality 23 77.6 10.1
PM2.5 25 66.6 13
Household solid fuels 27 97.1 7.7
Ozone 88 42.5 -1.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 7 99.8 1.6
Sanitation 16 99.5 3.9
Drinking water 1 100 -
Heavy Metals 86 50.6 7.7
Lead 86 50.6 7.7
Waste Management 13 96.7 -
Solid waste 13 96.7 -
Ecosystem Vitality 30 60.5 15.4
Biodiversity 48 75.1 20
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 31 78.1 77.6
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 134 14.1 4.2
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 179 30.4 0.1
Ecosystem Services 1 100 61.5
Tree cover loss 1 100 64.9
Grassland loss 1 100 -
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 75 12.2 -7
Fish Stock Status 25 16.7 -13.9
Marine Trophic Index 107 7.8 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 50 62.6 13.7
CO2 growth rate 55 52.8 10.9
CH4 growth rate 1 100 65.9
F-gas growth rate 106 85.8 8.8
N2O growth rate 72 65 -10.7
Black Carbon growth rate 152 20.7 -79.3
CO2 from land cover 82 53.4 -
GHG intensity trend 34 68.1 26.3
GHG per capita 120 35.6 2.1
Pollution Emissions 51 80.8 -0.9
SO2 growth rate 1 100 36.6
NOx growth rate 74 61.6 -38.4
Agriculture 127 28.3 -9.9
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 127 28.3 -9.9
Water Resources 134 - -
Wastewater treatment 134 - -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
Slovenia 72
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
United States of America 69.3
Greece 69.1
GDP per capita
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
New Zealand 71.3
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
South Korea 66.5
Bahrain 51
Oman 38.5
Issue Performance
Iceland 72.3
Malta 70.7
Cyprus 64.8
Seychelles 58.2
Jordan 53.4
Belarus 53
Colombia 52.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Iran 48
Turkmenistan 43.9
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Japan 75.1
Belgium 73.3
Iceland 72.3
Czech Republic 71
Malta 70.7
Israel 65.8
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
Chile 55.3
Voice & Accountability
France 80
Spain 74.3
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
Chile 55.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Barbados 45.6
Kiribati 37.7
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Political Stability
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Norway 77.7
Iceland 72.3
Malta 70.7
Portugal 67
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Dominica 44.6
Samoa 37.3
Micronesia 33
Global West
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Iceland 72.3
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
United States of America 69.3
Portugal 67
EU-27
Spain 74.3
Belgium 73.3
Ireland 72.8
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Italy 71
Malta 70.7
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Ease of Doing Business Index
Malta 70.7
Panama 47.3
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
El Salvador 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Kyrgyzstan 39.8
Bhutan 39.3
Qatar 37.1
Zambia 34.7
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
MLT