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Sweden
RegionGlobal West
GDP485.92[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita47717.66[$]
Population10.18[millions]
Urbanization87.98[%]
Land Area448215.38[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 8 78.7 5.3
Health 3 98.4 3
Air Quality 2 98.2 3.9
PM2.5 1 100 6.4
Household solid fuels 1 100 -
Ozone 28 64.7 7.4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 10 98.5 1.9
Sanitation 15 99.7 2.8
Drinking water 12 97.7 1.3
Heavy Metals 4 98 5.6
Lead 4 98 5.6
Waste Management 3 99.8 -
Solid waste 3 99.8 -
Ecosystem Vitality 14 65.6 6.9
Biodiversity 55 72.5 7.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 108 61.7 4.6
Terrestrial biomes (global) 106 63.7 4.2
Marine protected areas 1 100 39.4
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 75 33.2 4.5
Species Habitat Index 129 69.8 -25.6
Species Protection Index 19 99.3 0.2
Biodiversity Habitat Index 22 71.6 -0.1
Ecosystem Services 150 22.4 -1.3
Tree cover loss 140 19.8 -1.4
Grassland loss 134 44.4 -18.3
Wetland loss 93 47.1 18.3
Fisheries 83 11.6 -1.7
Fish Stock Status 81 5.9 -4.4
Marine Trophic Index 26 24.2 -
Fish caught by trawling 54 3.6 -0.5
Climate Change 8 77.2 13.3
CO2 growth rate 15 68.6 11.1
CH4 growth rate 1 100 10.5
F-gas growth rate 13 98.2 9.1
N2O growth rate 37 76.7 76.7
Black Carbon growth rate 1 100 -
CO2 from land cover 69 57.3 -
GHG intensity trend 32 68.4 13.2
GHG per capita 115 37 8.2
Pollution Emissions 1 100 -
SO2 growth rate 1 100 -
NOx growth rate 1 100 -
Agriculture 21 63.6 -
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 21 63.6 -
Water Resources 1 100 -
Wastewater treatment 1 100 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
GDP per capita
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
Belgium 73.3
Iceland 72.3
Canada 71
Saudi Arabia 44
Issue Performance
Denmark 82.5
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Germany 77.2
Ireland 72.8
Canada 71
Regulatory Quality
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Australia 74.9
Canada 71
Voice & Accountability
Denmark 82.5
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Netherlands 75.3
Australia 74.9
New Zealand 71.3
Canada 71
Political Stability
Denmark 82.5
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Netherlands 75.3
Slovenia 72
Barbados 45.6
Tonga 45.1
Mauritius 45.1
Bahamas 43.5
Global West
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
OECD
Luxembourg 82.3
Switzerland 81.5
United Kingdom 81.3
France 80
Austria 79.6
Finland 78.9
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Germany 77.2
Netherlands 75.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Sweden 78.7
Norway 77.7
Australia 74.9
Estonia 65.3
Lithuania 62.9
Taiwan 57.2
United Arab Emirates 55.6
North Macedonia 55.4
Malaysia 47.9
Georgia 41.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
SWE