Species Habitat Index
The Species Habitat Index (SHI) measures the proportion of suitable habitats for a country's species that remain intact, relative to a baseline set in the year 2001. While the SHI can be calculated for single species, Map of Life aggregates these metrics into a single score, with each species weighted according to the proportion of their global range that is found within the country. This weighting scheme encourages countries to take special care to ensure the protection of rare or endemic species. The SHI serves as a proxy for potential population losses and the extinction risk to individual species. A score of 100 indicates that a country has experienced no habitat loss since the year 2001, and a score of 0 indicates the worst levels of habitat loss.
Note: Due to methodological limitations, counties less than 30,000 km2 in area are not scored on this indicator. Weight assigned to this indicator is reapportioned to other indicators within the Biodiversity & Habitat issue category.
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| Country | Rank | EPI Score | 10-Year Change | Regional Rank | Regional Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 93.34 | |
| Benin | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Bhutan | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 79.8 | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Iceland | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 62.49 | |
| Iran | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 93.34 | |
| Ireland | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 62.49 | |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 59.08 | |
| Kenya | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Liberia | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Morocco | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 93.34 | |
| Namibia | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Oman | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 93.34 | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 93.34 | |
| Senegal | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Togo | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Tunisia | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 93.34 | |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 59.08 | |
| Uganda | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Uruguay | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 32.22 | |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 100.0 | 1 | 76.04 | |
| Tanzania | 24 | 96.63 | 12 | 76.04 | |
| Afghanistan | 25 | 96.43 | 2 | 79.8 | |
| Iraq | 26 | 94.87 | 7 | 93.34 | |
| Sri Lanka | 27 | 93.32 | 3 | 79.8 | |
| Sudan | 28 | 91.97 | 8 | 93.34 | |
| Mauritania | 29 | 90.25 | 13 | 76.04 | |
| New Zealand | 30 | 89.49 | 3 | 62.49 | |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 89.49 | 9 | 93.34 | |
| Botswana | 32 | 87.42 | 14 | 76.04 | |
| Norway | 33 | 87.24 | 4 | 62.49 | |
| Italy | 34 | 85.75 | 5 | 62.49 | |
| Ghana | 35 | 85.19 | 15 | 76.04 | |
| Mongolia | 36 | 84.64 | 1 | 51.96 | |
| Malawi | 37 | 84.46 | 16 | 76.04 | |
| United Kingdom | 38 | 84.27 | 6 | 62.49 | |
| Egypt | 39 | 82.63 | 10 | 93.34 | |
| Dominican Republic | 40 | 80.46 | 2 | 32.22 | |
| Nepal | 41 | 80.1 | 4 | 79.8 | |
| Lesotho | 42 | 79.74 | 17 | 76.04 | |
| Zambia | 42 | 79.74 | 17 | 76.04 | |
| Chad | 44 | 79.57 | 19 | 76.04 | |
| Finland | 45 | 78.68 | 7 | 62.49 | |
| Niger | 45 | 78.68 | 20 | 76.04 | |
| Azerbaijan | 47 | 77.97 | 3 | 59.08 | |
| Dem. Rep. Congo | 48 | 74.13 | 21 | 76.04 | |
| Greece | 49 | 73.44 | 1 | 53.34 | |
| India | 50 | 72.25 | 5 | 79.8 | |
| China | 51 | 71.91 | 2 | 51.96 | |
| South Africa | 52 | 70.56 | 22 | 76.04 | |
| Tajikistan | 53 | 70.06 | 4 | 59.08 | |
| Kyrgyzstan | 54 | 69.22 | 5 | 59.08 | |
| Mali | 55 | 69.06 | 23 | 76.04 | |
| Türkiye | 55 | 69.06 | 2 | 53.34 | |
| Myanmar | 57 | 68.72 | 3 | 51.96 | |
| Portugal | 58 | 68.39 | 8 | 62.49 | |
| France | 59 | 68.06 | 9 | 62.49 | |
| Denmark | 60 | 67.9 | 10 | 62.49 | |
| Jordan | 61 | 67.73 | 11 | 93.34 | |
| Bulgaria | 62 | 66.91 | 3 | 53.34 | |
| Lithuania | 62 | 66.91 | 3 | 53.34 | |
| Guinea | 64 | 66.75 | 24 | 76.04 | |
| Papua New Guinea | 64 | 66.75 | 4 | 51.96 | |
| Georgia | 66 | 66.1 | 6 | 59.08 | |
| Thailand | 67 | 64.96 | 5 | 51.96 | |
| Bangladesh | 68 | 63.68 | 6 | 79.8 | |
| Chile | 69 | 63.2 | 3 | 32.22 | |
| Bosnia & Herzegovina | 70 | 60.53 | 5 | 53.34 | |
| South Korea | 71 | 60.37 | 6 | 51.96 | |
| Republic of Congo | 72 | 59.14 | 25 | 76.04 | |
| Mozambique | 73 | 58.68 | 26 | 76.04 | |
| Latvia | 74 | 58.22 | 6 | 53.34 | |
| Philippines | 75 | 57.91 | 7 | 51.96 | |
| Croatia | 76 | 57.61 | 7 | 53.34 | |
| Russia | 77 | 56.55 | 7 | 59.08 | |
| Costa Rica | 78 | 55.8 | 4 | 32.22 | |
| Nigeria | 78 | 55.8 | 27 | 76.04 | |
| Netherlands | 80 | 54.46 | 11 | 62.49 | |
| Spain | 81 | 53.73 | 12 | 62.49 | |
| Pakistan | 82 | 52.85 | 7 | 79.8 | |
| Guyana | 83 | 51.41 | 5 | 32.22 | |
| Estonia | 84 | 50.41 | 8 | 53.34 | |
| Poland | 84 | 50.41 | 8 | 53.34 | |
| Gabon | 86 | 49.42 | 28 | 76.04 | |
| Viet Nam | 87 | 47.47 | 8 | 51.96 | |
| Angola | 88 | 46.79 | 29 | 76.04 | |
| Australia | 88 | 46.79 | 13 | 62.49 | |
| Germany | 90 | 45.83 | 14 | 62.49 | |
| Laos | 90 | 45.83 | 9 | 51.96 | |
| United States | 90 | 45.83 | 14 | 62.49 | |
| Serbia | 93 | 45.7 | 10 | 53.34 | |
| Belarus | 94 | 45.56 | 8 | 59.08 | |
| Central African Rep. | 95 | 44.62 | 30 | 76.04 | |
| Indonesia | 96 | 43.96 | 10 | 51.96 | |
| Japan | 97 | 43.43 | 11 | 51.96 | |
| Canada | 98 | 42.51 | 16 | 62.49 | |
| Czechia | 99 | 42.25 | 11 | 53.34 | |
| Switzerland | 100 | 40.7 | 17 | 62.49 | |
| Cambodia | 101 | 38.44 | 12 | 51.96 | |
| Austria | 102 | 36.36 | 18 | 62.49 | |
| Romania | 103 | 35.76 | 12 | 53.34 | |
| Sweden | 104 | 35.64 | 19 | 62.49 | |
| Slovakia | 105 | 35.4 | 13 | 53.34 | |
| Hungary | 106 | 34.11 | 14 | 53.34 | |
| Argentina | 107 | 32.49 | 6 | 32.22 | |
| Mexico | 108 | 31.58 | 7 | 32.22 | |
| Cameroon | 109 | 29.7 | 31 | 76.04 | |
| Panama | 110 | 28.52 | 8 | 32.22 | |
| Brazil | 111 | 28.41 | 9 | 32.22 | |
| Moldova | 112 | 28.3 | 9 | 59.08 | |
| Suriname | 113 | 28.09 | 10 | 32.22 | |
| Peru | 114 | 25.91 | 11 | 32.22 | |
| Ukraine | 115 | 25.5 | 10 | 59.08 | |
| Colombia | 116 | 24.3 | 12 | 32.22 | |
| Ecuador | 117 | 21.25 | 13 | 32.22 | |
| Taiwan | 118 | 19.8 | 13 | 51.96 | |
| Belgium | 119 | 18.23 | 20 | 62.49 | |
| Malaysia | 120 | 13.25 | 14 | 51.96 | |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 121 | 11.83 | 32 | 76.04 | |
| Madagascar | 122 | 11.16 | 33 | 76.04 | |
| Uzbekistan | 123 | 10.63 | 11 | 59.08 | |
| Guatemala | 124 | 5.06 | 14 | 32.22 | |
| Bolivia | 125 | 2.22 | 15 | 32.22 | |
| Paraguay | 126 | 1.3 | 16 | 32.22 | |
| Honduras | 127 | 0.0 | 17 | 32.22 | |
| Nicaragua | 127 | 0.0 | 17 | 32.22 | |
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