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Poland
RegionEastern Europe
GDP1093.23[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita28785.54[$]
Population37.98[millions]
Urbanization60.04[%]
Land Area311643.74[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 37 60.9 1.1
Health 43 58.9 4.8
Air Quality 70 44.7 6.9
PM2.5 90 40.7 8.1
Household solid fuels 74 49.7 6.1
Ozone 65 48.7 1.3
Sanitation & Drinking Water 34 71.7 2.1
Sanitation 38 80.9 3.8
Drinking water 33 65.6 1
Heavy Metals 52 65.3 8.5
Lead 52 65.3 8.5
Waste Management 19 91.1 -
Solid waste 19 91.1 -
Ecosystem Vitality 26 62.3 -1.3
Biodiversity 3 89 0.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 1 100 -
Terrestrial biomes (global) 1 100 -
Marine protected areas 1 100 -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 38 48.3 7.6
Species Habitat Index 40 92.5 -1.5
Species Protection Index 1 100 -
Biodiversity Habitat Index 112 48.9 -0.4
Ecosystem Services 126 27.1 -4
Tree cover loss 119 23.9 -4.4
Grassland loss 51 65.8 5
Wetland loss 97 45.7 -6.5
Fisheries 115 8 0.3
Fish Stock Status 99 2.6 0.2
Marine Trophic Index 52 17.3 -
Fish caught by trawling 56 3.4 0.6
Climate Change 40 65.4 -1.8
CO2 growth rate 28 61 3.7
CH4 growth rate 76 72.4 -27.6
F-gas growth rate 104 86.1 14.6
N2O growth rate 23 83.7 24.2
Black Carbon growth rate 66 66.2 -33.8
CO2 from land cover 73 55.5 -
GHG intensity trend 51 59.9 -13.8
GHG per capita 151 20.6 -0.8
Pollution Emissions 38 89.6 -10.4
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 51 79.3 -20.7
Agriculture 32 57.4 4
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 32 57.4 4
Water Resources 30 60.9 -
Wastewater treatment 30 60.9 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Singapore 58.1
Taiwan 57.2
Bulgaria 57
GDP per capita
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Poland 60.9
Seychelles 58.2
Malaysia 47.9
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Bahamas 43.5
Issue Performance
Belgium 73.3
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Greece 69.1
Slovakia 68.3
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Regulatory Quality
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
Cyprus 64.8
Poland 60.9
United Arab Emirates 55.6
Brunei Darussalam 54.8
Malaysia 47.9
Mauritius 45.1
Voice & Accountability
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Mauritius 45.1
Dominica 44.6
Bahamas 43.5
South Africa 43.1
Samoa 37.3
Political Stability
Germany 77.2
United States of America 69.3
South Korea 66.5
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Poland 60.9
Costa Rica 52.5
Cuba 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Sao Tome and Principe 37.6
Eastern Europe
Estonia 65.3
Cyprus 64.8
Romania 64.7
Hungary 63.7
Croatia 63.1
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Bulgaria 57
North Macedonia 55.4
OECD
Slovakia 68.3
Portugal 67
South Korea 66.5
Israel 65.8
Estonia 65.3
Hungary 63.7
Lithuania 62.9
Latvia 61.6
Poland 60.9
Chile 55.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Switzerland 81.5
France 80
Netherlands 75.3
Japan 75.1
Spain 74.3
Slovenia 72
Czech Republic 71
Portugal 67
Poland 60.9
Russia 50.5
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
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