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Dominican Republic
RegionLatin America & Caribbean
GDP184.45[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capita17003.01[$]
Population10.85[millions]
Land Area48361.84[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 89 42.20 -3.10
Ecosystem Vitality 56 51.80 -0.90
Biodiversity 27 80.70 4.20
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 65 91.50 10.30
Terrestrial biomes (global) 44 99.00 1.30
Marine protected areas 1 100.00 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 49 49.60 16.10
Biodiversity Habitat Index 125 38.50 NA
Species Protection Index 83 51.20 3.50
Species Habitat Index 137 64.80 -30.90
Ecosystem Services 143 16.90 -0.50
Tree cover loss 121 9.50 -2.70
Grassland loss 72 49.20 10.50
Wetland loss 128 29.00 1.80
Fisheries 9 51.40 2.30
Fish Stock Status 8 78.50 4.70
Marine Trophic Index 25 24.30 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 131 54.90 -32.60
SO2 growth rate 131 54.30 -37.40
NOx growth rate 123 55.50 -27.80
Agriculture 137 23.30 2.40
Pesticide 106 22.40 NA
N Mgmt Index 142 24.20 4.80
Water Resources 92 5.80 NA
Wastewater treatment 92 5.80 NA
Health 106 33.00 0.60
Air Quality 97 33.50 -1.00
PM2.5 107 26.40 -7.20
Household solid fuels 96 37.70 6.00
Ozone 30 67.10 3.60
NOx 119 20.50 -0.60
SO2 73 57.30 6.70
CO 48 62.50 0.20
VOC 98 29.60 -3.30
Sanitation Drinking Water 110 39.00 3.50
Sanitation 104 44.70 5.60
Drinking water 111 35.20 2.10
Heavy Metals 157 29.50 1.00
Lead 157 29.50 1.00
Waste Management 126 18.20 0.90
Solid waste 114 21.10 NA
Recycling 134 11.60 1.50
Ocean Plastics 110 18.90 1.80
Climate Policy 104 36.50 -7.30
Climate Change 104 36.50 -7.30
CO2 growth rate 98 32.60 -16.10
CH4 growth rate 115 34.10 5.60
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 118 51.90 22.40
Black Carbon growth rate 121 56.20 NA
Proj. GHG Emissions 99 33.10 -4.50
CO2 from land cover 86 44.70 -6.80
GHG intensity trend 32 66.10 -3.50
GHG per capita 79 56.90 -3.40

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Moldova 42.7
Bhutan 42.5
Comoros 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Argentina 41.1
Kazakhstan 40.9
GDP per capita
North Macedonia 54.3
Botswana 54
Antigua and Barbuda 52.4
Suriname 45.9
Mexico 45.5
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Serbia 43.9
Dominican Republic 42.2
Thailand 38.1
China 28.4
Issue Performance
Venezuela 46.4
Suriname 45.9
Dominican Republic 42.2
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Peru 39.8
Honduras 36.5
Timor-Leste 35.1
Sierra Leone 32.7
Mozambique 31.7
Philippines 28.9
Government Effectiveness
Ukraine 49.6
Ecuador 46.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
El Salvador 40.8
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Kenya 30.8
Cambodia 30.1
Mongolia 29.6
Benin 29.6
Regulatory Quality
Bahamas 56.2
Moldova 42.7
Dominican Republic 42.2
Cabo Verde 41.9
El Salvador 40.8
Mongolia 29.6
Philippines 28.9
China 28.4
Ghana 27.7
Turkey 26.3
Voice and Accountability
Bulgaria 51.9
Brazil 43.6
Bhutan 42.5
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Tunisia 40.7
Peru 39.8
Guyana 38.5
Senegal 33.9
India 18.9
Rule of Law
Panama 50.5
Cuba 47.5
Jamaica 45.6
Dominican Republic 42.2
Malawi 40.6
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Maldives 37.4
Uganda 35.8
Senegal 33.9
Mongolia 29.6
Control of Corruption
Djibouti 47.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bolivia 40.1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Zambia 38.4
Niger 37.7
Togo 34
Mozambique 31.7
Algeria 29.6
Myanmar 19.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Greece 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Panama 50.5
Trinidad and Tobago 47.8
Kuwait 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Gambia 36.4
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Ghana 27.7
Latin America & Caribbean
Jamaica 45.6
Mexico 45.5
Brazil 43.6
Colombia 42.4
Dominican Republic 42.2
Argentina 41.1
Paraguay 40.9
El Salvador 40.8
Bolivia 40.1
Peru 39.8
Small Island Developing States
Suriname 45.9
Jamaica 45.6
Mauritius 44.8
Tonga 43.8
Comoros 42.5
Dominican Republic 42.2
Bahrain 42
Cabo Verde 41.9
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
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