Bangladesh was ranked fourth-lowest out of 180 countries in the recently released Environment Performance Index 2022, an international ranking system that evaluates a country’s environmental health and sustainability. With a score of 23.1, Bangladesh’s 177th ranking comes after Pakistan and is followed by Vietnam, Myanmar, and India— the bottom five together make up the poorest performing countries for environmental health. With a score of 18.9, India is the worst performer this year, followed by Myanmar (19.4) and Vietnam (20.1), while Pakistan is ranked 176th on the list, with a score of 24.6.
According to the report, the countries with the lowest scores are those that have put economic growth ahead of sustainability or are experiencing civil unrest or other crises. Bangladesh was ranked higher in the 2020 EPI, but the two versions are not comparable due to changes in the indicators and calculation methods. Meanwhile, Denmark has emerged as the most sustainable country in the world, holding the top position since 2020. Afghanistan is ranked 1st in the South Asia region and 81st in the world.
Bhutan (85th) and the Maldives (113th) are among the top three countries in South Asia, followed by Sri Lanka (132nd), Nepal (162nd), Pakistan (176th), Bangladesh (177th), and India (180th). The EPI ranking is a biennial report of national results on a range of sustainability indicators produced by Yale and Columbia University. It quantifies and numerically ranks the environmental performance of a country based on the three broad issues of ecosystem vitality, health, and climate policy. The 2022 EPI provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. Using 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, the EPI ranks 180 countries on climate change performance, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality.
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Bangladesh was ranked fourth-lowest out of 180 countries in the recently released Environment Performance Index 2022, an international ranking system that evaluates a country’s environmental health and sustainability. With a score of 23.1, Bangladesh’s 177th ranking comes after Pakistan and is followed by Vietnam, Myanmar, and India— the bottom five together make up the poorest performing countries for environmental health. With a score of 18.9, India is the worst performer this year, followed by Myanmar (19.4) and Vietnam (20.1), while Pakistan is ranked 176th on the list, with a score of 24.6.
According to the report, the countries with the lowest scores are those that have put economic growth ahead of sustainability or are experiencing civil unrest or other crises. Bangladesh was ranked higher in the 2020 EPI, but the two versions are not comparable due to changes in the indicators and calculation methods. Meanwhile, Denmark has emerged as the most sustainable country in the world, holding the top position since 2020. Afghanistan is ranked 1st in the South Asia region and 81st in the world.
Bhutan (85th) and the Maldives (113th) are among the top three countries in South Asia, followed by Sri Lanka (132nd), Nepal (162nd), Pakistan (176th), Bangladesh (177th), and India (180th). The EPI ranking is a biennial report of national results on a range of sustainability indicators produced by Yale and Columbia University. It quantifies and numerically ranks the environmental performance of a country based on the three broad issues of ecosystem vitality, health, and climate policy. The 2022 EPI provides a data-driven summary of the state of sustainability around the world. Using 40 performance indicators across 11 issue categories, the EPI ranks 180 countries on climate change performance, environmental health, and ecosystem vitality.
Why this is happening? What do you think?
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