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Uruguay
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP72.15[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita20916.15[$]
Population3.45[millions]
Urbanization95.52[%]
Land Area177960.79[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 61 49.1 1
Health 33 67.7 4.6
Air Quality 30 67.7 4.1
PM2.5 21 71 2.6
Household solid fuels 56 64.6 7.2
Ozone 49 56.1 -4
Sanitation & Drinking Water 35 70.8 5.8
Sanitation 29 84.5 9
Drinking water 38 61.6 3.7
Heavy Metals 56 62.3 4.6
Lead 56 62.3 4.6
Waste Management 69 48.9 -
Solid waste 69 48.9 -
Ecosystem Vitality 141 36.7 -1.4
Biodiversity 163 25 2.4
Terrestrial biomes (nat'l) 155 20 4.5
Terrestrial biomes (global) 158 20.1 4.5
Marine protected areas 77 3.3 2.2
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 160 6.6 4.5
Species Habitat Index 126 72.2 -20
Species Protection Index 140 32.6 15.9
Biodiversity Habitat Index 94 52 0.9
Ecosystem Services 156 21 -0.8
Tree cover loss 152 16.7 -1.4
Grassland loss 26 81.6 11.5
Wetland loss 132 38 -2.2
Fisheries 124 6.5 -
Fish Stock Status 75 7.1 -
Marine Trophic Index 117 5.9 -
Fish caught by trawling - - -
Climate Change 70 55.5 -1.2
CO2 growth rate 66 48.7 -4.6
CH4 growth rate 49 87.3 29.2
F-gas growth rate 114 73.9 -3.2
N2O growth rate 42 73.4 24.9
Black Carbon growth rate 170 3.3 -92.3
CO2 from land cover 144 23.7 -
GHG intensity trend 38 64.7 13.7
GHG per capita 150 21 -2.6
Pollution Emissions 149 36.4 -41
SO2 growth rate 114 54.7 -24.5
NOx growth rate 160 18.1 -57.5
Agriculture 7 71.4 11.5
Sustainable N Mgmt Index 7 71.4 11.5
Water Resources 96 2.1 -
Wastewater treatment 96 2.1 -

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

EPI Performance
Venezuela 50.3
Ukraine 49.5
Uruguay 49.1
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
GDP per capita
Croatia 63.1
Bulgaria 57
Chile 55.3
Mexico 52.6
Argentina 52.2
Uruguay 49.1
Cuba 48.4
Panama 47.3
Mauritius 45.1
Equatorial Guinea 38.1
Issue Performance
Argentina 52.2
Russia 50.5
Ukraine 49.5
Uruguay 49.1
Malaysia 47.9
Paraguay 46.4
Algeria 44.8
Moldova 44.4
Turkey 42.6
Viet Nam 33.4
Regulatory Quality
Romania 64.7
Croatia 63.1
North Macedonia 55.4
Costa Rica 52.5
Bahrain 51
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Peru 44
Botswana 40.4
Qatar 37.1
Voice & Accountability
France 80
Malta 70.7
Portugal 67
Estonia 65.3
Costa Rica 52.5
Uruguay 49.1
Barbados 45.6
Kiribati 37.7
Micronesia 33
Marshall Islands 30.8
Political Stability
Japan 75.1
Ireland 72.8
Czech Republic 71
Canada 71
Uruguay 49.1
Dominica 44.6
Saint Lucia 43.1
Grenada 43.1
Bhutan 39.3
Kiribati 37.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Antigua and Barbuda 48.5
Cuba 48.4
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 48.4
Jamaica 48.2
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Panama 47.3
Org. of Ibero-American States
Costa Rica 52.5
Argentina 52.2
Brazil 51.2
Ecuador 51
Venezuela 50.3
Uruguay 49.1
Cuba 48.4
Panama 47.3
Paraguay 46.4
Dominican Republic 46.3
Ease of Doing Business Index
Seychelles 58.2
Jordan 53.4
Uruguay 49.1
Trinidad and Tobago 47.5
Tonga 45.1
Namibia 40.2
Sri Lanka 39
Philippines 38.4
Fiji 34.4
Vanuatu 28.9
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EPI Report Year: 
2020
EPI ISO3: 
URY