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Eswatini
RegionSub-Saharan Africa
GDP10.72[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita9439.21[$]
Population1.14[millions]
Urbanization24.17[%]
Land Area17359.43[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 137 33.8 -1.6
Health 169 17.6 3.9
Air Quality 162 21.1 2.7
PM2.5 146 24.1 2
Household solid fuels 136 15.5 5.5
Ozone 136 32.5 -13.1
Sanitation & Drinking Water 162 12.6 5.6
Sanitation 162 13.2 5.8
Drinking water 161 12.1 5.4
Heavy Metals 123 40.2 7.4
Lead 123 40.2 7.4
Waste Management 133 - -
Solid waste 133 - -
Ecosystem Vitality 93 44.6 -5.4
Biodiversity 137 38.4 1.6
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 148 24.7 1.2
Terrestrial biomes (global) 157 21.3 1.4
Marine protected areas - - -
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 70 34.8 10
Species Habitat Index 115 76.2 -3.3
Species Protection Index 118 59.3 1.3
Biodiversity Habitat Index 140 45 -0.5
Ecosystem Services 141 24 3.1
Tree cover loss 133 21 4.5
Grassland loss 33 72.6 18.2
Wetland loss 146 29.8 -35.6
Fisheries - - -
Fish Stock Status - - -
Marine Trophic Index - - -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 64 56.9 -20.1
CO2 growth rate 88 41.9 -37.9
CH4 growth rate 1 100 28.4
F-gas growth rate - - -
N2O growth rate 47 71.6 -7.1
Black Carbon growth rate 70 62.6 1.5
CO2 from land cover 17 90.2 -
GHG intensity trend 81 50.2 -23.9
GHG per capita 54 69.7 1.5
Pollution Emissions 86 60.5 52.4
SO2 growth rate 85 68.6 52.4
NOx growth rate 85 52.3 52.3
Agriculture 74 41.1 -3
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 74 41.1 -3
Water Resources 79 5.7 -
Wastewater treatment 79 5.7 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Ethiopia 34.4
Fiji 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cambodia 33.6
Cameroon 33.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Pakistan 33.1
Micronesia 33
GDP per capita
Jordan 53.4
Armenia 52.3
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Jamaica 48.2
Dominica 44.6
Namibia 40.2
Bhutan 39.3
Fiji 34.4
Eswatini 33.8
Issue Performance
Philippines 38.4
Kenya 34.7
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Comoros 32.1
Nigeria 31
Gambia 27.9
India 27.6
Madagascar 26.5
Regulatory Quality
Belarus 53
Suriname 45.2
Belize 41.9
Eswatini 33.8
Pakistan 33.1
Tanzania 31.1
Niger 30.8
Togo 29.5
Mali 29.4
Gambia 27.9
Voice & Accountability
Belarus 53
Bahrain 51
Venezuela 50.3
Cuba 48.4
Iran 48
Egypt 43.3
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Viet Nam 33.4
Djibouti 28.1
Political Stability
Brazil 51.2
Moldova 44.4
Uzbekistan 44.3
El Salvador 43.1
South Africa 43.1
Morocco 42.3
Malawi 38.3
China 37.3
Eswatini 33.8
Angola 29.7
Sub-Saharan Africa
Uganda 35.6
Kenya 34.7
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Mozambique 33.9
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Cameroon 33.6
Cabo Verde 32.8
Comoros 32.1
Landlocked Developing Countries
Central African Republic 36.9
Uganda 35.6
Laos 34.8
Zambia 34.7
Ethiopia 34.4
Eswatini 33.8
Rwanda 33.8
Nepal 32.7
Mongolia 32.2
Niger 30.8
Ease of Doing Business Index
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Iran 48
Paraguay 46.4
Egypt 43.3
Uganda 35.6
Eswatini 33.8
Djibouti 28.1
Lesotho 28
Cote d'Ivoire 25.8
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EPI Report Year: 
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