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Marshall Islands
RegionAsia-Pacific
GDPNA[PPP 2011$ billions]
GDP per capitaNA[$]
Population0.06[millions]
Land Area303.06[sq. km]

Country Scorecard

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Component Rank EPI Score 10-Year Change
EPI 124 36.20 0.70
Ecosystem Vitality 179 18.70 -1.50
Biodiversity 177 8.00 2.00
Terrestrial biomes (natl) 171 5.00 NA
Terrestrial biomes (global) 172 5.00 NA
Marine protected areas 82 2.40 NA
Protected Areas Rep. Ind. 148 12.90 12.70
Biodiversity Habitat Index 140 36.80 NA
Species Protection Index 169 2.20 2.20
Species Habitat Index NA NA NA
Ecosystem Services NA NA NA
Tree cover loss NA NA NA
Grassland loss NA NA NA
Wetland loss NA NA NA
Fisheries 12 44.20 15.60
Fish Stock Status 7 80.80 31.10
Marine Trophic Index 109 7.60 NA
Fish caught by trawling NA NA NA
Acidification 138 51.40 -41.60
SO2 growth rate 156 35.20 -50.70
NOx growth rate 86 67.60 -32.40
Agriculture 180 1.70 0.90
Pesticide NA NA NA
N Mgmt Index 179 1.70 0.90
Water Resources NA NA NA
Wastewater treatment NA NA NA
Health 102 35.80 2.70
Air Quality 90 34.90 1.30
PM2.5 99 29.50 -0.50
Household solid fuels 133 17.00 4.00
Ozone 1 100.00 0.80
NOx 1 100.00 NA
SO2 1 100.00 NA
CO 8 98.60 0.20
VOC 1 100.00 NA
Sanitation Drinking Water 120 32.30 5.20
Sanitation 120 35.30 6.50
Drinking water 122 30.30 4.30
Heavy Metals 97 46.00 4.80
Lead 97 46.00 4.80
Waste Management 74 38.80 1.50
Solid waste 113 21.50 NA
Recycling 15 39.70 0.90
Ocean Plastics 4 72.50 5.00
Climate Policy 30 55.80 2.20
Climate Change 30 55.80 2.20
CO2 growth rate 108 29.50 4.20
CH4 growth rate 153 20.50 20.50
F-gas growth rate NA NA NA
N2O growth rate 125 49.60 6.90
Black Carbon growth rate 79 74.00 2.60
Proj. GHG Emissions 9 93.80 -4.10
CO2 from land cover NA NA NA
GHG intensity trend 169 14.90 9.50
GHG per capita 80 56.80 -13.20

Peer Comparisons

EPI Scores for this country and peers based on similar characteristics

Environmental Protection Index
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Vanuatu 36.9
Honduras 36.5
Gambia 36.4
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Uganda 35.8
Kyrgyzstan 35.7
Burkina Faso 35.5
Egypt 35.5
GDP per capita
Central African Republic 44.9
Malawi 40.6
Niger 37.7
Dem. Rep. Congo 36.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Mozambique 31.7
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Madagascar 28
Liberia 24.9
Issue Performance
Saint Lucia 49.4
Tonga 43.8
Tunisia 40.7
Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Lebanon 32.2
Fiji 31.3
Angola 30.5
Papua New Guinea 24.8
Government Effectiveness
Equatorial Guinea 44.8
Afghanistan 43.6
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Republic of Congo 40.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Burundi 30.5
Chad 28.1
Iraq 27.8
Sudan 27.6
Liberia 24.9
Regulatory Quality
Comoros 42.5
Bolivia 40.1
Tajikistan 37.1
Marshall Islands 36.2
Ethiopia 31.8
Burundi 30.5
Nigeria 28.3
Chad 28.1
Haiti 26.1
Liberia 24.9
Voice and Accountability
Malta 75.2
France 62.5
Estonia 61.4
Italy 57.7
Barbados 53.2
Kiribati 49
Costa Rica 46.3
Taiwan 45.3
Micronesia 37.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Rule of Law
Bahamas 56.2
North Macedonia 54.3
Bulgaria 51.9
Armenia 48.3
Montenegro 46.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Sri Lanka 34.7
China 28.4
Ghana 27.7
India 18.9
Control of Corruption
Romania 56
Montenegro 46.9
Jamaica 45.6
Kuwait 42.4
Bahrain 42
Tunisia 40.7
Marshall Islands 36.2
Lesotho 32.3
Benin 29.6
China 28.4
Political Stability / Absence of Violence
Croatia 60.2
Slovakia 60
Belgium 58.2
Romania 56
United Arab Emirates 52.4
Poland 50.6
Cuba 47.5
South Korea 46.9
Marshall Islands 36.2
Solomon Islands 35
Asia-Pacific
Thailand 38.1
Micronesia 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Malaysia 35
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
Laos 30.7
Small Island Developing States
Guinea-Bissau 40.2
Guyana 38.5
Micronesia 37.4
Maldives 37.4
Vanuatu 36.9
Samoa 36.4
Marshall Islands 36.2
Timor-Leste 35.1
Solomon Islands 35
Fiji 31.3
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EPI Report Year: 
2022
EPI ISO3: 
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