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Malaysia
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDP889.14[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita28201.06[$]
Population31.53[millions]
Urbanization77.16[%]
Land Area331533.68[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 68 47.9 4.4
Health 50 55.4 3.8
Air Quality 55 50.3 4.6
PM2.5 105 36.5 3.8
Household solid fuels 51 70.7 7.6
Ozone 100 40.1 -10.6
Sanitation & Drinking Water 59 57.6 3.1
Sanitation 50 71.8 5.8
Drinking water 74 48.1 1.3
Heavy Metals 57 62.1 6
Lead 57 62.1 6
Waste Management 33 81.4 -
Solid waste 33 81.4 -
Ecosystem Vitality 108 42.9 4.8
Biodiversity 110 55.1 -8.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 65 8.6 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 131 14.6 7.5
Species Habitat Index 152 - -90.3
Species Protection Index 116 61.7 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 72 57.1 -3.7
Ecosystem Services 171 12.8 -3.7
Tree cover loss 161 12.7 -4.3
Grassland loss 164 14.8 8.5
Wetland loss - - -
Fisheries 110 8.6 -4.7
Fish Stock Status 48 11.1 -8.6
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling 42 5.7 -0.2
Climate Change 81 52.8 20.6
CO2 growth rate 94 40.1 19
CH4 growth rate 93 63.7 16.7
F-gas growth rate 85 89.3 12.8
N2O growth rate 1 100 84.4
Black Carbon growth rate 93 52.7 22.1
CO2 from land cover 87 49 -
GHG intensity trend 62 55.8 22.1
GHG per capita 143 23.7 -3.7
Pollution Emissions 134 41.2 -31.2
SO2 growth rate 138 43.3 -56.7
NOx growth rate 128 39 -5.9
Agriculture 23 63.4 21.7
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 23 63.4 21.7
Water Resources 63 12.4 -
Wastewater treatment 63 12.4 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Albania 49
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Tunisia 46.7
GDP per capita
Portugal 67
Hungary 63.7
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Russia 50.5
Iran 48
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Belarus 53
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ukraine 49.5
Uruguay 49.1
Malaysia 47.9
Paraguay 46.4
Algeria 44.8
South Africa 43.1
Indonesia 37.8
Regulatory Quality
Slovenia 72
Italy 71
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Voice & Accountability
Singapore 58.1
Armenia 52.3
Ukraine 49.5
Malaysia 47.9
Moldova 44.4
Bolivia 44.3
Malawi 38.3
Burkina Faso 38.3
Nepal 32.7
Liberia 22.6
Political Stability
Spain 74.3
Italy 71
Belarus 53
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Timor-Leste 35.3
Zambia 34.7
Viet Nam 33.4
Solomon Islands 26.7
Asia-Pacific
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Thailand 45.4
Tonga 45.1
Philippines 38.4
Indonesia 37.8
Kiribati 37.7
China 37.3
Emerging Markets
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Russia 50.5
Malaysia 47.9
Thailand 45.4
Peru 44
Saudi Arabia 44
Egypt 43.3
South Africa 43.1
Ease of Doing Business Index
Sweden 78.7
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
EPI ISO3: 
MYS