Haiti
Bosnia & Herz.
Madagascar
Libya
Burundi
Iraq
Niger
Mauritania
Papua New Guinea
Eritrea
Oman
Barbados
Lesotho
Congo-Kinshasa
Maldives
Afghanistan
Gambia, The
Guyana
Benin
Angola
Liberia
Turkey
Algeria
Bangladesh
Central African Rep.
Brunei
Cameroon
Burkina Faso
Bahamas
Uzbekistan
Mauritius
Sierra Leone
Mali
Togo
India
Ukraine
Zimbabwe
Guinea-Bissau
Nepal
Cambodia
EswatiniNotes
Assessed on biodiversity, forest loss, fisheries, climate and energy, air pollution, water resources.
Source: Yale University
Rankings
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Environmental performance index: worst ecosystem vitality
- Biggest decrease in carbon emissions
- Biggest emitters of carbon dioxide
- Biggest increase in carbon emissions
- Deaths due to poor sanitation
- Environmental performance index: best ecosystem vitality
- Environmental performance index: worst ecosystem vitality
- Forests: deforestation
- Forests: reforestation
- Largest amount of carbon dioxide emitted per person
- Least access to drinking water
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of rural population
- Lowest access to basic handwashing facilities: % of urban population
- Open defecation
- Protected land areas as % of total land: highest
- Protected land areas as % of total land: lowest
- Protected marine areas as % of territorial waters
- Worst air pollution
100=best 2018
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- Rank
- 1
- Country
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Haiti - Result
- 26.1
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- Rank
- 2
- Country
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Bosnia & Herz. - Result
- 27.2
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- Rank
- 3
- Country
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Madagascar - Result
- 28.0
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- Rank
- 4
- Country
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Libya - Result
- 28.5
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- Rank
- 5
- Country
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Burundi - Result
- 28.6
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- Rank
- 6
- Country
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Iraq - Result
- 31.0
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- Rank
- 7
- Country
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Niger - Result
- 31.6
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- Rank
- 8
- Country
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Mauritania - Result
- 32.1
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- Rank
- 9
- Country
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Papua New Guinea - Result
- 34.1
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- Rank
- 10
- Country
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Eritrea - Result
- 34.8
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- Rank
- 11
- Country
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Oman - Result
- 34.9
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- Rank
- 12
- Country
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Barbados - Result
- 36.5
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- Rank
- Country
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Lesotho - Result
- 36.5
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- Rank
- 14
- Country
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Congo-Kinshasa - Result
- 37.6
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- Rank
- 15
- Country
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Maldives - Result
- 38.1
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- Rank
- 16
- Country
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Afghanistan - Result
- 38.4
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- Rank
- 17
- Country
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Gambia, The - Result
- 38.7
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- Rank
- 18
- Country
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Guyana - Result
- 38.9
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- Rank
- 19
- Country
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Benin - Result
- 39.4
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- Rank
- 20
- Country
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Angola - Result
- 39.9
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- Rank
- 21
- Country
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Liberia - Result
- 40.2
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- Rank
- 22
- Country
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Turkey - Result
- 40.6
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- Rank
- 23
- Country
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Algeria - Result
- 41.3
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- Rank
- Country
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Bangladesh - Result
- 41.3
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- Rank
- Country
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Central African Rep. - Result
- 41.3
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- Rank
- 26
- Country
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Brunei - Result
- 41.5
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- Rank
- 27
- Country
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Cameroon - Result
- 41.9
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- Rank
- Country
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Burkina Faso - Result
- 41.9
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- Rank
- 29
- Country
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Bahamas - Result
- 42.5
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- Rank
- 30
- Country
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Uzbekistan - Result
- 42.7
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- Rank
- 31
- Country
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Mauritius - Result
- 42.8
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- Rank
- 32
- Country
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Sierra Leone - Result
- 43.0
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- Rank
- 33
- Country
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Mali - Result
- 43.7
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- Rank
- 34
- Country
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Togo - Result
- 44.1
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- Rank
- 35
- Country
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India - Result
- 44.7
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- Rank
- 36
- Country
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Ukraine - Result
- 45.2
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- Rank
- 37
- Country
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Zimbabwe - Result
- 45.3
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- Rank
- 38
- Country
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Guinea-Bissau - Result
- 45.4
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- Rank
- Country
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Nepal - Result
- 45.4
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- Rank
- 40
- Country
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Cambodia - Result
- 45.5
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- Rank
- Country
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Eswatini - Result
- 45.5