The Global Innovation Index 2012

3.3.2
Environmental performance
Environmental performance index* | 2010
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
1 Switzerland ....................... 76.69............76.69.......... 1.00 l
2 Latvia ............................. 70.37............70.37..........0.99 l
3 Norway ............................69.92............69.92.......... 0.98 l
4 Luxembourg ...................... 69.20............69.20.......... 0.98 l
5 Costa Rica......................... 69.03............69.03.......... 0.97 l
6 France ............................ 69.00............69.00..........0.96 l
7 Austria ............................ 68.92............68.92.......... 0.95 l
8 Italy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.90............68.90..........0.94 l
9 United Kingdom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68.82............68.82.......... 0.93
10 Sweden ...........................68.82............68.82.......... 0.93
11 Germany .......................... 66.91............66.91.......... 0.92
12 Slovakia ...........................66.62............66.62.......... 0.91 l
13 Iceland ............................66.28............66.28..........0.90
14 New Zealand......................66.05............66.05..........0.89
15 Albania............................ 65.85............65.85..........0.88 l
16 Netherlands....................... 65.65............65.65..........0.88
17 Lithuania.......................... 65.50............65.50..........0.87 l
18 Czech Republic ................... 64.79............64.79..........0.86
19 Finland............................64.44........... 64.44..........0.85
20 Croatia .............................64.16 ............64.16..........0.84 l
21 Denmark...........................63.61 ............63.61..........0.83
22 Poland .............................63.47............63.47..........0.83 l
23 Japan ............................. 63.36............63.36..........0.82
24 Belgium........................... 63.02............63.02.......... 0.81
25 Malaysia............................62.51 ............62.51..........0.80
26 Brunei Darussalam ................ 62.49............62.49.......... 0.79
27 Colombia ......................... 62.33............62.33.......... 0.79
28 Slovenia...........................62.25............62.25.......... 0.78
29 Brazil ..............................60.90............60.90..........0.77 l
30 Ecuador ........................... 60.55............60.55.......... 0.76 l
31 Spain.............................. 60.31............60.31.......... 0.75
32 Greece ............................60.04........... 60.04...........0.74
33 Thailand ...........................59.98............59.98...........0.74
34 Nicaragua......................... 59.23............59.23.......... 0.73 l
35 Ireland ............................58.69............58.69.......... 0.72
36 Canada.............................58.41 ............58.41.......... 0.71
37 Nepal ..............................57.97 ............57.97.......... 0.70 l
38 Panama ............................57.94 ............57.94..........0.69
39 Gabon .............................57.91 ............57.91..........0.69 l
40 Portugal ...........................57.64 ............57.64..........0.68
41 Philippines .........................57.40 ............57.40.......... 0.67 l
42 Korea, Rep. .........................57.20............57.20..........0.66
43 Cyprus .............................57.15 ............57.15..........0.65
44 Hungary ...........................57.12 ............57.12..........0.64
45 Uruguay ...........................57.06 ............57.06..........0.64
46 Georgia ...........................56.84........... 56.84..........0.63
47 Australia .......................... 56.61............56.61..........0.62
48 United States of America.......... 56.59............56.59.......... 0.61
49 Argentina .........................56.48............56.48..........0.60
50 Singapore.........................56.36............56.36..........0.60
51 Bulgaria ...........................56.28............56.28.......... 0.59
52 Estonia ............................56.09............56.09..........0.58
53 Sri Lanka ...........................55.72............55.72..........0.57
54 Venezuela, Bolivarian Rep. .........55.62............55.62..........0.56
55 Zambia ........................... 55.56............55.56.......... 0.55
56 Chile .............................. 55.34............55.34.......... 0.55
57 Cambodia......................... 55.29............55.29..........0.54
58 Egypt ..............................55.18 ............55.18.......... 0.53
59 Israel ..............................54.64........... 54.64.......... 0.52
60 Bolivia, Plurinational St. ........... 54.57............54.57.......... 0.51
61 Jamaica . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54.36............54.36..........0.50
62 Tanzania, United Rep. .............54.26............54.26..........0.50
63 Belarus ............................53.88............53.88.......... 0.49
64 Botswana ..........................53.74 ............53.74..........0.48
65 Côte d’Ivoire ...................... 53.55............53.55.......... 0.47 l
66 Zimbabwe .........................52.76............52.76..........0.46
67 Ethiopia ............................52.71............52.71.......... 0.45
68 Honduras ......................... 52.54............52.54.......... 0.45
69 Dominican Republic ..............52.44............52.44..........0.44
70 Paraguay.......................... 52.40............52.40.......... 0.43
71 Indonesia ......................... 52.29............52.29.......... 0.42
72 El Salvador ........................ 52.08............52.08...........0.41
rank country/Economy value Score (0–100) percent rank
73 Guatemala .........................51.88 ............51.88..........0.40
74 United Arab Emirates ..............50.91............50.91..........0.40
75 Namibia...........................50.68............50.68..........0.39
76 Viet Nam ..........................50.64............50.64..........0.38
77 Benin .............................50.38............50.38.......... 0.37
78 Peru...............................50.29............50.29..........0.36
79 Saudi Arabia .......................49.97............49.97..........0.36
80 Kenya ............................. 49.28............49.28.......... 0.35
81 Mexico .............................49.11 ............49.11..........0.34
82 Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.66........... 48.66.......... 0.33
83 Algeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48.56............48.56.......... 0.32
84 Malta.............................. 48.51 ............48.51.......... 0.31
85 Romania ..........................48.34........... 48.34.......... 0.31
86 Mozambique.......................47.82 ............47.82..........0.30
87 Angola .............................47.57 ............47.57..........0.29
88 Ghana..............................47.50............47.50..........0.28
89 Armenia............................47.48 ............47.48..........0.27
90 Lebanon ...........................47.35 ............47.35..........0.26
91 Trinidad and Tobago ...............47.04 ............47.04..........0.26
92 Macedonia, FYR ...................46.96............46.96..........0.25
93 Senegal ...........................46.73............46.73.......... 0.24
94 Tunisia ............................46.66........... 46.66..........0.23
95 Qatar..............................46.59............46.59..........0.22
96 Kyrgyzstan ........................46.33............46.33.......... 0.21
97 Ukraine ........................... 46.31 ............46.31.......... 0.21
98 Serbia ..............................46.14 ............46.14..........0.20
99 Sudan.............................46.00........... 46.00...........0.19
100 Morocco ...........................45.76............45.76...........0.18
101 Russian Federation.................45.43............45.43...........0.17
102 Mongolia ..........................45.37............45.37...........0.17
103 Moldova, Rep.......................45.21............45.21...........0.16
104 Turkey.............................44.80........... 44.80...........0.15
105 Oman .............................44.00........... 44.00...........0.14
106 Azerbaijan .........................43.11 ............43.11...........0.13
107 Cameroon .........................42.97............42.97...........0.12
108 Syrian Arab Rep.....................42.75............42.75...........0.12
109 Iran, Islamic Rep. .................. 42.73............42.73...........0.11
110 Bangladesh ........................42.55............42.55...........0.10
111 China ..............................42.24............42.24..........0.09
112 Jordan .............................42.16 ............42.16..........0.08
113 Nigeria .............................40.14 ............40.14.......... 0.07
114 Pakistan........................... 39.56............39.56.......... 0.07
115 Tajikistan .......................... 38.78............38.78..........0.06
116 Bosnia and Herzegovina .......... 36.76............36.76..........0.05
117 India ..............................36.23............36.23..........0.04
118 Kuwait ............................ 35.54............35.54.......... 0.03
119 Yemen .............................35.49............35.49.......... 0.02
120 South Africa....................... 34.55............34.55.......... 0.02
121 Kazakhstan........................ 32.94............32.94.......... 0.01
122 Uzbekistan .........................32.24............32.24..........0.00
n/a Bahrain.............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Belize ............................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Burkina Faso ........................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Burundi ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Fiji................................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Gambia ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Guyana ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Hong Kong (China).................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Lao PDR............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Lesotho ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Madagascar......................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Malawi .............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Mauritius............................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Montenegro ........................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Niger................................ n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Rwanda ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Swaziland ........................... n/a..............n/a...........n/a
n/a Uganda ............................. n/a..............n/a...........n/a
SOURCE: Yale University and Columbia University Environmental Performance Index
2012
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THE GLOBAL INNOVATION INDEX 2012 II: Data Tables