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2008 Environmental Performance Index
The EPI centers on two broad environmental protection objectives: 1)
reducing environmental stresses on human health and 2) protecting
ecosystem vitality. Environmental health and ecosystem vitality are
gauged using 25 indicators tracked in six established policy categories:
Environmental Health, Air Quality, Water Resources, Biodiversity and
Habitat, Productive Natural Resources, and Climate Change. The EPI
complements a separate index, the 2005
Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI). The ESI is a gauge of a
country's long-term environmental trajectory, whereas the EPI focuses on
a country's current environmental performance. For more on the two
indexes, see the complete literature on the EPI and the ESI at www.yale.edu/epi/.
| Rank |
Country |
Rank |
Country |
| 1. |
Switzerland |
76. |
Viet Nam |
| 2. |
Sweden |
77. |
Nicaragua |
| 3. |
Norway |
78. |
Saudi Arabia |
| 4. |
Finland |
79. |
Tajikistan |
| 5. |
Costa Rica |
80. |
Azerbaijan |
| 6. |
Austria |
81. |
Nepal |
| 7. |
New Zealand |
82. |
Morocco |
| 8. |
Latvia |
83. |
Romania |
| 9. |
Colombia |
84. |
Belize |
| 10. |
France |
85. |
Turkmenistan |
| 11. |
Iceland |
86. |
Ghana |
| 12. |
Canada |
87. |
Moldova |
| 13. |
Germany |
88. |
Namibia |
| 14. |
United Kingdom |
89. |
Trinidad & Tobago |
| 15. |
Slovenia |
90. |
Lebanon |
| 16. |
Lithuania |
91. |
Oman |
| 17. |
Slovakia |
92. |
Fiji |
| 18. |
Portugal |
93. |
Congo |
| 19. |
Estonia |
94. |
Krygyzstan |
| 20. |
Croatia |
95. |
Zimbabwe |
| 21. |
Japan |
96. |
Kenya |
| 22. |
Ecuador |
97. |
South Africa |
| 23. |
Hungary |
98. |
Botswana |
| 24. |
Italy |
99. |
Syria |
| 25. |
Denmark |
100. |
Mongolia |
| 26. |
Malaysia |
101. |
Laos |
| 27.. |
Albania |
102. |
Indonesia |
| 28. |
Russia |
103. |
Côte d'Ivoire |
| 29. |
Chile |
104. |
Myanmar |
| 30. |
Spain |
105. |
China |
| 31. |
Luxembourg |
106. |
Uzbekistan |
| 32. |
Panama |
107. |
Kazakhstan |
| 33. |
Dominican Rep. |
108. |
Guyana |
| 34. |
Ireland |
109. |
Papua New Guinea |
| 35. |
Brazil |
110. |
Bolivia |
| 36. |
Uruguay |
111. |
Kuwait |
| 37. |
Georgia |
112. |
United Arab Emirates |
| 38. |
Argentina |
113. |
Tanzania |
| 39. |
United States |
114. |
Cameroon |
| 40. |
Taiwan |
115. |
Senegal |
| 41. |
Cuba |
116. |
Togo |
| 42. |
Poland |
117. |
Uganda |
| 43. |
Belarus |
118. |
Swaziland |
| 44. |
Greece |
119. |
Haiti |
| 45. |
Venezuela |
120. |
India |
| 46. |
Australia |
121. |
Malawi |
| 47. |
Mexico |
122. |
Eritrea |
| 48. |
Bosnia and Herzegovina |
123. |
Ethiopia |
| 49. |
Israel |
124. |
Pakistan |
| 50. |
Sri Lanka |
125. |
Bangladesh |
| 51. |
South Korea |
126. |
Nigeria |
| 52. |
Cyprus |
127. |
Benin |
| 53. |
Thailand |
128. |
Central African Rep. |
| 54. |
Jamaica |
129 |
Sudan |
| 55. |
Netherlands |
130. |
Zambia |
| 56. |
Bulgaria |
131. |
Rwanda |
| 57. |
Belgium |
132. |
Burundi |
| 58. |
Mauritius |
133. |
Madagascar |
| 59. |
Tunisia |
134. |
Mozambique |
| 60. |
Peru |
135. |
Iraq |
| 61. |
Philippines |
136. |
Cambodia |
| 62. |
Armenia |
137. |
Solomon Islands |
| 63. |
Paraguay |
138. |
Guinea |
| 64. |
Gabon |
139. |
Djibouti |
| 65. |
El Salvador |
140. |
Guinea-Bissau |
| 66. |
Algeria |
141. |
Yemen |
| 67. |
Iran |
142. |
Dem. Rep. Congo |
| 68. |
Czech Rep. |
143. |
Chad |
| 69. |
Guatemala |
144. |
Burkina Faso |
| 70. |
Jordan |
145. |
Mali |
| 71. |
Egypt |
146. |
Mauritania |
| 72. |
Turkey |
147. |
Sierra Leone |
| 73. |
Honduras |
148. |
Angola |
| 74. |
Macedonia |
149. |
Niger |
| 75. |
Ukraine |
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Source: Developed by the Center for Environmental
Law & Policy at Yale University and the Center for International
Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) at Columbia University in
collaboration with the World Economic Forum and the Joint Research
Centre of the European Commission.
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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