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Mauritius
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP26.67[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita21074.81[$]
Population1.27[millions]
Urbanization40.76[%]
Land Area2037.83[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 82 45.1 6.2
Health 41 60 4.6
Air Quality 53 51.1 5.7
PM2.5 97 37.8 3.1
Household solid fuels 58 63.3 10.1
Ozone 1 100 -
Sanitation & Drinking Water 44 65.5 3.5
Sanitation 52 68.5 6.3
Drinking water 36 63.4 1.5
Heavy Metals 51 66.8 7.1
Lead 51 66.8 7.1
Waste Management 7 98 -
Solid waste 7 98 -
Ecosystem Vitality 147 35.3 7.5
Biodiversity 170 19.3 1.2
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 147 27.8 1.2
Terrestrial biomes (global) 150 27.8 1.2
Marine protected areas 117 - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 143 10.9 4.5
Species Habitat Index - - -
Species Protection Index - - -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 177 32.7 0.5
Ecosystem Services 43 49.5 16.2
Tree cover loss 42 43.9 7.5
Grassland loss 1 100 89.2
Wetland loss 1 100 99.9
Fisheries 48 15 -5.7
Fish Stock Status 89 4.6 -11.4
Marine Trophic Index 23 25.4 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 89 51 15.9
CO2 growth rate 82 43.2 16.1
CH4 growth rate 131 47.4 8.5
F-gas growth rate 95 88.6 21.1
N2O growth rate 131 39.9 -27.3
Black Carbon growth rate 24 97.3 97.3
CO2 from land cover 128 34.1 -
GHG intensity trend 110 43.5 6.1
GHG per capita 91 52.4 -6.5
Pollution Emissions 115 49.2 -8.7
SO2 growth rate 123 50.9 35.1
NOx growth rate 101 47.5 -52.5
Agriculture 154 20 2.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 154 20 2.5
Water Resources 93 2.5 -
Wastewater treatment 93 2.5 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Barbados 45.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 45.4
Lebanon 45.4
Thailand 45.4
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Algeria 44.8
Kazakhstan 44.7
Dominica 44.6
GDP per capita
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Argentina 52.2
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Panama 47.3
Mauritius 45.1
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Issue Performance
Jordan 53.4
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Barbados 45.6
Lebanon 45.4
Mauritius 45.1
Algeria 44.8
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Papua New Guinea 32.4
Regulatory Quality
France 80
Spain 74.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Cyprus 64.8
Lithuania 62.9
Poland 60.9
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Mauritius 45.1
Georgia 41.3
Voice & Accountability
Greece 69.1
South Korea 66.5
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Mauritius 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Saint Lucia 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Samoa 37.3
Political Stability
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Taiwan 57.2
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Marshall Islands 30.8
Vanuatu 28.9
Sub-Saharan Africa
Gabon 45.8
Mauritius 45.1
South Africa 43.1
Botswana 40.4
Namibia 40.2
Burkina Faso 38.3
Malawi 38.3
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Zimbabwe 37
Small Island Developing States
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Dominican Republic 46.3
Barbados 45.6
Suriname 45.2
Mauritius 45.1
Tonga 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
Grenada 43.1
Saint Lucia 43.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Finland 78.9
Australia 74.9
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Taiwan 57.2
North Macedonia 55.4
Mauritius 45.1
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
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