Tunisia ranked 2nd in Africa in 2020 Environmental Performance Index

Tunis, Tunisia (PANA) - Tunisia was ranked 2nd in Africa and 71st globally in the 2020 edition of the Environmental Performance Index (EPI), which analyzes environmental policies around the world. It was published recently by Yale and Columbia Universities.

The 2020 edition of the EPI ranks 180 countries, 51 of which are African, on the basis of 32 performance indicators grouped into 11 categories, relating mainly to ecosystem vitality, air quality, health, biodiversity, environmental quality, water resources, etc.

At the world level, the top of the ranking is occupied by Denmark, followed by Luxembourg (2nd), Switzerland (3rd), the United Kingdom (4th), and France (5th).

Seychelles is ranked first in Africa (38th in the world), followed by Tunisia (71st in the world), Gabon (76th in the world), Mauritius (82nd in the world) and Algeria (84th in the world).

Egypt ranks 6th in Africa (94th worldwide), ahead of South Africa (95th worldwide), Morocco (100th worldwide), Botswana (103rd worldwide), and Namibia (104th worldwide).

At the continental level, the worst scores were for Côte d'Ivoire, Sierra Leone, and Liberia.

Globally, the worst scores are held by Afghanistan (178th), Myanmar (179th), and Liberia (180th).

The Environmental Performance Index developed jointly by Yale and Columbia Universities in response to a request from the World Economic Forum in Davos, aims to compare the environmental performance of countries and thus contribute to the improvement of their policies in terms of protecting ecosystems and human health.

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