{"id":25528534,"date":"2022-06-17T12:29:32","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T06:59:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/?p=25528534"},"modified":"2022-06-22T17:53:46","modified_gmt":"2022-06-22T12:23:46","slug":"environmental-performance-index-an-overview","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental Performance Index &#8211; An Overview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_79_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e5c59860b0a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e5c59860b0a\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#Methodology\" >Methodology<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#EPI_scores\" >EPI scores<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#About_Environmental_Performance_Index_EPI\" >About Environmental Performance Index (EPI)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#Significance_of_Environmental_Performance_Index\" >Significance of Environmental Performance Index<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#Key_Highlights_of_Environmental_Performance_Index_EPI_2022\" >Key Highlights of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#Environmental_Performance_Index_2022\" >Environmental Performance Index 2022<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#Concerns_Raised_by_India_on_EPI_2022\" >Concerns Raised by India on EPI 2022<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/environmental-performance-index-an-overview\/#Indias_Ranking_in_Environment_Performance_Index_2018_2020\" >India\u2019s Ranking in Environment Performance Index (2018, 2020)<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>The\u00a0<b>Environmental Performance Index<\/b>\u00a0(<b>EPI<\/b>) is a method of quantifying and numerically marking the environmental performance of a state&#8217;s policies. This index was begun from the Pilot Environmental Performance Index, first launched in 2002, and created to increase the environmental targets set before in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25518479 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2.png 970w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-750x193.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><sup id=\"cite_ref-1\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>The EPI was preceded by the\u00a0Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI), launched between 1999 and 2005. Both indices were originated by Yale University\u00a0(Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy) and\u00a0Columbia University\u00a0(Center for International Earth Science Information Network) in association with the World Economic Forum\u00a0and the\u00a0Joint Research Centre\u00a0of the\u00a0European Commission. The ESI was created to assess environmental sustainability relative to the paths of other countries. Because of the shift in focus by the teams creating the ESI, the EPI uses outcome-oriented indicators, then functioning as a benchmark index that can be more effortlessly used by policy makers, environmental scientists, advocates and the general public.<sup id=\"cite_ref-2\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup>\u00a0Other leading indices like the Global Green Economy Index (GGEI)<sup id=\"cite_ref-3\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup> offers an integrated measure of the environmental, social and economic dynamics of national economies. The GGEI uses EPI data for the environmental dimension of the index by also offering a performance assessment of efficiency sectors (e.g. transport, buildings, energy), investment, green innovation and national leadership around climate change.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Free GK Test! Download Entri App!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Environmental Performance Index for the year 2022 ranks 180 countries. The top five countries are\u00a0Denmark,\u00a0United Kingdom,\u00a0Finland,\u00a0Malta\u00a0and\u00a0Sweden.<sup id=\"cite_ref-4\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Methodology\"><\/span><strong><span id=\"Methodology\" class=\"mw-headline\">Methodology<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>EPI calculation variables vary frequently as can be seen below. This should be taken into account when observing country performance through numerous reports, as it can lead to score and ranking changes seen just on methodology modification.<\/p>\n<h3><span id=\"2020_variables.5B5.5D\"><\/span><span id=\"2020_variables[5]\" class=\"mw-headline\"><strong>2020 variables<\/strong><sup id=\"cite_ref-5\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/span><\/h3>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Objective<\/th>\n<th>Issue Category<\/th>\n<th>Indicator<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"6\">Environmental health\u00a0(40%)<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"3\">Air quality\u00a0(65%)<\/td>\n<td>Air pollution &#8211; Household Solid Fuels (40%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air pollution\u00a0&#8211; Average Exposure to PM2.5 (30%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air pollution &#8211; PM2.5 Exceedance (30%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Water\u00a0Quality (30%)<\/td>\n<td>Unsafe Sanitation\u00a0(50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drinking Water Quality\u00a0(50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Heavy metals\u00a0(5%)<\/td>\n<td>Lead Exposure\u00a0(100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"18\">Ecosystem\u00a0vitality (60%)<\/td>\n<td rowspan=\"6\">Biodiversity\u00a0and\u00a0habitat\u00a0(25%)<\/td>\n<td>Marine Protected Areas\u00a0(20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biome\u00a0Protection (Global) (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Biome Protection (National) (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Species Protection\u00a0Index (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Representativeness Index (10%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Species Habitat Index (10%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forests (10%)<\/td>\n<td>Tree Cover\u00a0Loss (100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Fisheries\u00a0(10%)<\/td>\n<td>Fish Stock\u00a0Status (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Regional Marine Trophic Index (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\">Climate and energy\u00a0(30%)<\/td>\n<td>CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Emissions\u00a0(Total) (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>CO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Emissions (Power) (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Methane Emissions\u00a0(20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span class=\"chemf nowrap\">N<sub class=\"template-chem2-sub\">2<\/sub>O<\/span>\u00a0Emissions\u00a0(5%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Black Carbon Emissions\u00a0(5%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Air Pollution\u00a0(10%)<\/td>\n<td>SO<sub>2<\/sub>\u00a0Emissions (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>NO<sub>X<\/sub>\u00a0Emissions (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Water resources\u00a0(10%)<\/td>\n<td>Wastewater treatment\u00a0(100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"1\">Agriculture (5%)<\/td>\n<td>Sustainable\u00a0Nitrogen management\u00a0(100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MWTnuS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab Latest Study Materials! Register Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"2018_variables\" class=\"mw-headline\">2018 variables<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The variables in 2018 are largely similar to those from 2016, but have changed in details and some weights. Notably environmental Health is now weighted at 40% and ecosystem vitality at 60%.<sup id=\"cite_ref-6\" class=\"reference\"><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Environmental_Performance_Index#cite_note-6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n<table class=\"wikitable\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>Objective<\/th>\n<th>Issue Category<\/th>\n<th>Indicator<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"7\">Environmental health\u00a0(40%)<\/td>\n<td>Health Impacts (33%)<\/td>\n<td>Environmental Risk Exposure (100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"4\">Air quality\u00a0(33%)<\/td>\n<td>Household Air Quality (30%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air pollution\u00a0&#8211; Average Exposure to PM2.5 (30%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air pollution &#8211; PM2.5 Exceedance (30%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Air pollution &#8211; Average Exposure to NO2 (10%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Water\u00a0and\u00a0sanitation\u00a0(33%)<\/td>\n<td>Unsafe Sanitation (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Drinking Water Quality (50%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"12\">Ecosystem vitality (60%)<\/td>\n<td>Water resources\u00a0(25%)<\/td>\n<td>Wastewater treatment\u00a0(100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Agriculture (10%)<\/td>\n<td>Nitrogen use efficiency\u00a0(75%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nitrogen balance\u00a0(25%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Forests (10%)<\/td>\n<td>Change in\u00a0forest cover\u00a0(100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Fisheries\u00a0(5%)<\/td>\n<td>Fish stocks (100%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"5\">Biodiversity\u00a0and\u00a0habitat\u00a0(25%)<\/td>\n<td>Terrestrial Protected Areas (National\u00a0Biome\u00a0Weights) (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Terrestrial protected areas\u00a0(Global Biome Weights) (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Marine protected areas\u00a0(20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Species protection\u00a0(National) (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Species protection (Global) (20%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td rowspan=\"2\">Climate and energy\u00a0(25%)<\/td>\n<td>Trend in\u00a0carbon intensity\u00a0(75%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Trend in\u00a0CO2 emissions\u00a0per\u00a0kWh\u00a0(25%)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Free GK Test! Download Entri App!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"EPI_scores\"><\/span><strong><span id=\"EPI_scores\" class=\"mw-headline\">EPI scores<\/span><\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"2020\" class=\"mw-headline\">2020<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The Environmental Performance Index for the year 2020 ranks 180 countries.<sup id=\"cite_ref-7\" class=\"reference\"><\/sup><\/p>\n<p><b>Top 100 countries with their score<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"div-col\">\n<ol>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9c\/Flag_of_Denmark.svg\/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9c\/Flag_of_Denmark.svg\/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9c\/Flag_of_Denmark.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"387\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Denmark\u00a082.5<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1000\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Luxembourg\u00a082.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg\/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg\/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"512\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Switzerland\u00a081.5<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>United Kingdom\u00a081.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>France\u00a080<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Flag_of_Austria.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Flag_of_Austria.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Flag_of_Austria.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Austria\u00a079.6<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1800\" data-file-height=\"1100\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Finland\u00a078.9<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Flag_of_Sweden.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Flag_of_Sweden.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Flag_of_Sweden.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1600\" data-file-height=\"1000\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Sweden\u00a078.7<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Norway.svg\/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Norway.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Norway.svg\/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"372\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Norway\u00a077.7<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/ba\/Flag_of_Germany.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/ba\/Flag_of_Germany.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/ba\/Flag_of_Germany.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1000\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Germany\u00a077.2<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg\/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Netherlands\u00a075.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Japan\u00a075.1<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1280\" data-file-height=\"640\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Australia\u00a074.9<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"750\" data-file-height=\"500\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Spain\u00a074.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/92\/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/92\/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/92\/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Belgium\u00a073.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/45\/Flag_of_Ireland.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/45\/Flag_of_Ireland.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/45\/Flag_of_Ireland.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Ireland\u00a072.8<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Flag_of_Iceland.svg\/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Flag_of_Iceland.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Flag_of_Iceland.svg\/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"1250\" data-file-height=\"900\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Iceland\u00a072.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f0\/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f0\/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f0\/Flag_of_Slovenia.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Slovenia.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Slovenia\u00a072<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg\/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg\/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg\/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>New Zealand\u00a071.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Canada\u00a071<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/cb\/Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg\/45px-Flag_of_the_Czech_Republic.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Czech Republic\u00a071<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Italy.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Italy.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Italy.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"1500\" data-file-height=\"1000\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Italy\u00a071<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Malta.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Malta.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Malta.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Malta\u00a070.7<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>United States of America\u00a069.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Greece.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Greece.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Greece.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"600\" data-file-height=\"400\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Greece\u00a069.1<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Slovakia\u00a068.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Portugal.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Portugal.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Portugal.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"600\" data-file-height=\"400\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Portugal\u00a067<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg\/23px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg\/35px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/0\/09\/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg\/45px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>South Korea\u00a066.5<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"1100\" data-file-height=\"800\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Israel\u00a065.8<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Flag_of_Estonia.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Flag_of_Estonia.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/8f\/Flag_of_Estonia.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Estonia.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"990\" data-file-height=\"630\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Estonia\u00a065.3<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Cyprus\u00a064.8<\/li>\n<li><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Romania.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Romania.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Romania.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Romania.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"600\" data-file-height=\"400\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Romania\u00a064.7<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong><span id=\"2018\" class=\"mw-headline\">2018<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n<table class=\"wikitable sortable jquery-tablesorter\">\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\">Rank<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\">Country<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\">EPI score<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\">Environmental<br \/>\nHealth(40% weight)<\/th>\n<th class=\"headerSort\" title=\"Sort ascending\" role=\"columnheader button\">Ecosystem<br \/>\nVitality(60% weight)<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg\/16px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg\/24px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/f\/f3\/Flag_of_Switzerland.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Switzerland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"512\" \/>\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>87.42<\/td>\n<td>93.57<\/td>\n<td>83.32<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/23px-Flag_of_France.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/35px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/c\/c3\/Flag_of_France.svg\/45px-Flag_of_France.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>France<\/td>\n<td>83.95<\/td>\n<td>95.71<\/td>\n<td>76.11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9c\/Flag_of_Denmark.svg\/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9c\/Flag_of_Denmark.svg\/31px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9c\/Flag_of_Denmark.svg\/40px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"20\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"387\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>81.60<\/td>\n<td>98.20<\/td>\n<td>70.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Malta.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Malta.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/73\/Flag_of_Malta.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Malta.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Malta<\/td>\n<td>80.90<\/td>\n<td>93.80<\/td>\n<td>72.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Flag_of_Sweden.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Flag_of_Sweden.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/4\/4c\/Flag_of_Sweden.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1600\" data-file-height=\"1000\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>80.51<\/td>\n<td>94.41<\/td>\n<td>71.24<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/ae\/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>79.89<\/td>\n<td>96.03<\/td>\n<td>69.13<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/da\/Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Luxembourg.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1000\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>79.12<\/td>\n<td>95.07<\/td>\n<td>68.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Flag_of_Austria.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Flag_of_Austria.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/41\/Flag_of_Austria.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Austria.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Austria<\/td>\n<td>78.97<\/td>\n<td>86.38<\/td>\n<td>74.03<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/45\/Flag_of_Ireland.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/45\/Flag_of_Ireland.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/4\/45\/Flag_of_Ireland.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Ireland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>78.77<\/td>\n<td>95.92<\/td>\n<td>67.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/b\/bc\/Flag_of_Finland.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Finland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1800\" data-file-height=\"1100\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Finland<\/td>\n<td>78.64<\/td>\n<td>99.35<\/td>\n<td>64.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>11<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Flag_of_Iceland.svg\/21px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Flag_of_Iceland.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/c\/ce\/Flag_of_Iceland.svg\/42px-Flag_of_Iceland.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"1250\" data-file-height=\"900\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Iceland<\/td>\n<td>78.57<\/td>\n<td>98.41<\/td>\n<td>65.34<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>12<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Spain.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Spain.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"750\" data-file-height=\"500\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Spain<\/td>\n<td>78.39<\/td>\n<td>94.21<\/td>\n<td>67.85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>13<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/ba\/Flag_of_Germany.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/ba\/Flag_of_Germany.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/b\/ba\/Flag_of_Germany.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1000\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Germany<\/td>\n<td>78.37<\/td>\n<td>88.68<\/td>\n<td>71.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>14<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Norway.svg\/21px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Norway.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Norway.svg\/41px-Flag_of_Norway.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"512\" data-file-height=\"372\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Norway<\/td>\n<td>77.49<\/td>\n<td>97.86<\/td>\n<td>63.91<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/92\/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/92\/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/92\/Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Belgium_%28civil%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Belgium<\/td>\n<td>77.38<\/td>\n<td>89.37<\/td>\n<td>69.39<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>16<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Italy.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Italy.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/0\/03\/Flag_of_Italy.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Italy.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"1500\" data-file-height=\"1000\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Italy<\/td>\n<td>76.96<\/td>\n<td>85.88<\/td>\n<td>71.02<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>17<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg\/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg\/35px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/3\/3e\/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg\/46px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>New Zealand<\/td>\n<td>75.96<\/td>\n<td>95.96<\/td>\n<td>62.63<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>18<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/2\/20\/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg\/45px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Netherlands<\/td>\n<td>75.46<\/td>\n<td>92.26<\/td>\n<td>64.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>19<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/21px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/32px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Israel.svg\/41px-Flag_of_Israel.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"21\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"1100\" data-file-height=\"800\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Israel<\/td>\n<td>75.01<\/td>\n<td>94.14<\/td>\n<td>62.25<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>20<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/9\/9e\/Flag_of_Japan.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Japan<\/td>\n<td>74.69<\/td>\n<td>92.99<\/td>\n<td>62.48<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>21<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/8\/88\/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1280\" data-file-height=\"640\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Australia<\/td>\n<td>74.12<\/td>\n<td>97.95<\/td>\n<td>58.23<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Greece.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Greece.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Greece.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Greece.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"600\" data-file-height=\"400\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Greece<\/td>\n<td>73.60<\/td>\n<td>91.03<\/td>\n<td>61.98<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/72\/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/72\/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/7\/72\/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg\/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_China.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Taiwan<\/td>\n<td>72.84<\/td>\n<td>69.85<\/td>\n<td>74.83<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d4\/Flag_of_Cyprus.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Cyprus.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Cyprus<\/td>\n<td>72.60<\/td>\n<td>87.96<\/td>\n<td>62.37<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/d\/d9\/Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%28Pantone%29.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1200\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Canada<\/td>\n<td>72.18<\/td>\n<td>97.51<\/td>\n<td>55.29<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Portugal.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Portugal.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/5\/5c\/Flag_of_Portugal.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Portugal.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"600\" data-file-height=\"400\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Portugal<\/td>\n<td>71.91<\/td>\n<td>90.47<\/td>\n<td>59.53<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>27<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/35px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/en\/thumb\/a\/a4\/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg\/46px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"12\" data-file-width=\"1235\" data-file-height=\"650\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>United States of America<\/td>\n<td>71.19<\/td>\n<td>93.91<\/td>\n<td>56.04<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>28<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/e\/e6\/Flag_of_Slovakia.svg\/45px-Flag_of_Slovakia.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"15\" data-file-width=\"900\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Slovakia<\/td>\n<td>70.60<\/td>\n<td>63.87<\/td>\n<td>75.08<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>29<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/11\/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/11\/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/1\/11\/Flag_of_Lithuania.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Lithuania.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1000\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Lithuania<\/td>\n<td>69.33<\/td>\n<td>72.57<\/td>\n<td>67.18<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>30<\/td>\n<td><span class=\"flagicon\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"thumbborder\" src=\"https:\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg\/23px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png\" srcset=\"\/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg\/35px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 1.5x, \/\/upload.wikimedia.org\/wikipedia\/commons\/thumb\/9\/9a\/Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg\/46px-Flag_of_Bulgaria.svg.png 2x\" alt=\"\" width=\"23\" height=\"14\" data-file-width=\"1000\" data-file-height=\"600\" \/>\u00a0<\/span>Bulgaria<\/td>\n<td>67.85<\/td>\n<td>69.60<\/td>\n<td>66.68<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>The World Economic Forum published the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022 recently, on June 6, 2022, ranking 180 countries in terms of climate change performance, environmental health and ecosystem vitality. These metrics display how near countries are to meeting stated environmental policy objectives on a national basis. India was ranked last out of 180 countries evaluated by US-based institutes for their environmental performance, which has been censured by India.<\/p>\n<p>Who calculates this index, and how? What issues has India flagged? What are the key highlights of the report? Find all the answers to these questions in this article. The reports, policies and indexes are a very essential part of the\u00a0CSE syllabus. Aspirants must look into such terms while preparing for prelims and mains.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Free GK Test! Download Entri App!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_Environmental_Performance_Index_EPI\"><\/span><strong>About Environmental Performance Index (EPI)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>What is the Environmental Performance Index?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The EPI is a global rating system that ranks nations based on their environmental health.<\/li>\n<li>The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) offers a data-driven assessment of the global level of sustainability.<\/li>\n<li>EPI indicators aids to identify issues, define goals, follow trends, understand outcomes and identify effective policy methods.<\/li>\n<li>Good data and fact-based research may also assist policymakers narrow their goals, increase relationships with important stakeholders and maximise the return on environmental spending.<\/li>\n<li>The EPI is an effective policy instrument for attaining the UN Sustainable Development Goals and bringing society toward a more sustainable future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Who publishes the Environmental Performance Index?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) is a biennial index, published by the World Economic Forum in 2002 as the Environmental Sustainability Index in collaboration with the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy\u00a0and the\u00a0Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network.<\/li>\n<li>This index was first launched in 2002 and developed to increase the environmental targets set forth in the United Nations Millennium Development Goals.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>What does the Environmental Performance Index measure?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>The EPI ranks 180 nations using\u00a040 performance indicators across 11 issue areas\u00a0on the following\u00a0policy objectives:\n<ul>\n<li>climate change performance<\/li>\n<li>environmental health<\/li>\n<li>ecosystem vitality<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>These indicators shows how near countries are to meeting specified environmental policy objectives on a national basis.<\/li>\n<li>The EPI offers a scorecard that realizes environmental leaders and laggards and provides practical suggestions for nations seeking to come toward a more sustainable future.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>What is India\u2019s rank on Environmental Performance Index?<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>India is ranked\u00a0<b>180th among 180 countries<\/b>\u00a0in the Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022.<\/li>\n<li>India is ranked after Pakistan, Bangladesh, Vietnam and Myanmar, with a trifling score of 18.9.<\/li>\n<li>According to EPI, India also ranks poorly in terms of rule of law, corruption control, and government performance.<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIndia slips to the bottom of the rankings for the first time, with increasingly hazardous air quality and quickly rising greenhouse gas emissions,\u201d the report stated.<\/li>\n<li>With a score of 27.6, India was\u00a0<b>ranked 168th in EPI-2020<\/b>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Free GK Test! Download Entri App!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Significance_of_Environmental_Performance_Index\"><\/span><strong>Significance of Environmental Performance Index<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The Environmental Performance Index (EPI) statistics exhibit that financial resources, excellent governance, human development and regulatory quality, all play a part in increasing a country\u2019s sustainability. EPI assists decision-makers to recognise all these factors that give to top-tier performance.<\/li>\n<li>By highlighting these connections, the EPI gives to the development of sustainable development in support of a more ecologically secure and equitable future.<\/li>\n<li>Overall EPI rankings exhibit which nations are doing the greatest job of leading the environmental concerns that each country experiences.<\/li>\n<li>Drilling down into the data to evaluate performance by issue category, policy objective, peer group and nation offers policymakers with even more value. This granular insight and comparative perspective can assist in understanding the drivers of environmental development and increasing policy decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MWTnuS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab Latest Study Materials! Register Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Key_Highlights_of_Environmental_Performance_Index_EPI_2022\"><\/span><strong>Key Highlights of Environmental Performance Index (EPI) 2022<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Denmark tops the 2022<\/b> rankings, attributing to outstanding performance across essentially all EPI-tracked problems, involving considerable leadership in efforts to increase a clean energy future and sustainable agriculture.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0<b>United Kingdom and Finland come in second and third<\/b>, respectively, with strong marks for lessening greenhouse gas emissions in latest years.<\/li>\n<li>The<b>\u00a0US ranks 20th out of 22 rich democracies<\/b> in the Global West and 43rd worldwide. According to the report, this relatively low ranking shows the rollback of environmental protections during the Trump administration.<\/li>\n<li><b>Russia\u00a0<\/b>came in at number\u00a0<b>112\u00a0<\/b>on the list and\u00a0<b>China is ranked 161st<\/b>, with an EPI score of 28.4.<\/li>\n<li>India (18.9), Myanmar (19.4), Vietnam (20.1), Bangladesh (23.1), and Pakistan had the lowest ratings (24.6). According to the report, the most of low-scoring countries have prioritised economic expansion above sustainability or are dealing with civil upheaval and other crises.<\/li>\n<li>The report also stated that just a few nations, like Denmark and the United Kingdom, are currently on track to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050.<\/li>\n<li>EPI projections shows that just four countries-\u00a0 China, India, the US and Russia- will account for over 50 per cent of residual global greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 if current situation stay back.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Free GK Test! Download Entri App!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Environmental_Performance_Index_2022\"><\/span><strong>Environmental Performance Index 2022<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>The table below will better elaborate on the performance of countries in Southern Asia in the EPI among Asian countries:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Country<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Ranking in Asia<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Global Ranking<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afghanistan<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>81<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bhutan<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>85<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maldives<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>113<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>132<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pakistan<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bangladesh<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>177<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The top 10 performer countries on the Environmental Performance Index 2022 is given below:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Rank<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Country<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Score<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>77.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>77.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>76.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>75.20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>72.70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>72.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>Slovenia<\/td>\n<td>67.30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>66.50<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>65.90<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>Iceland<\/td>\n<td>62.80<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MWTnuS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab Latest Study Materials! Register Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Concerns_Raised_by_India_on_EPI_2022\"><\/span><strong>Concerns Raised by India on EPI 2022<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On India\u2019s 180th ranking, the Government of India has acknowledged by saying that some indicators are generalized and based on surmises and unscientific methods. Some concerns raised by India are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Projected GHG Emissions Levels in 2050 the\u00a0new indicator\u00a0in the Climate Policy Objective is computed using the average rate of change in emissions over the last ten years instead of modelling that takes into account a larger time period, the level of renewable energy capacity and usage, extra carbon sinks, energy efficiency and so on in the individual nations.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0equity principle is provided relatively less weightage in the form of statistics such as GHG emission per capita and GHG emission intensity trend. Similarly the CBDR-RC concept is rarely represented in the index\u2019s composition.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0country\u2019s forests and wetlands are major carbon sinks that have been overlooked while computing EPI 2022\u2019s predicted GHG emissions trajectory up to 2050.<\/li>\n<li>The\u00a0weight\u00a0of indicators in which the\u00a0country did well has been dropped, and the reasons for the change in weight assignment are not specified in the report.<\/li>\n<li>Indicators like agricultural biodiversity, soil health, food loss and waste are not included, in spite of the fact that these are crucial for developing nations with significant agrarian populations.<\/li>\n<li>In the present computation, historical data on the lowest emission trajectory was neglected.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25518479 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2.png 970w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-750x193.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Indias_Ranking_in_Environment_Performance_Index_2018_2020\"><\/span><strong>India\u2019s Ranking in Environment Performance Index (2018, 2020)<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>As said before, India ranked 168 out of 180 countries in 2020. Eventhough it was an enhancement from 177 in 2018, it lagged behind other South Asian Nations with the exception of Afghanistan. The table mentioned will better elaborate on India\u2019s performance in the EPI among Asian countries<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Environment Performance Index 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Country<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Ranking in Asia<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Global Ranking<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bhutan<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<td>107<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<td>109<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maldives<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<td>127<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pakistan<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<td>142<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<td>145<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bangladesh<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>162<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afghanistan<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<td>178<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The country needs to focus on a wide spectrum of sustainability issues, with a high priority to critical issues such as air and water quality, biodiversity and climate change.<\/p>\n<p>The top countries ranking high in the EPI are as follows:<\/p>\n<p><b>Country<\/b><b>Ranking<\/b><\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Norway<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Germany<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The rankings of the 2018 Environment Performance Index of\u00a0SAARC\u00a0nations are given below<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Environment Performance Index 2018<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Country<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Regional Standing (Asia)<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Global Ranking<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bhutan<\/td>\n<td>15<\/td>\n<td>131<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sri Lanka<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<td>70<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Maldives<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<td>111<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Pakistan<\/td>\n<td>23<\/td>\n<td>169<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Nepal<\/td>\n<td>24<\/td>\n<td>176<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Bangladesh<\/td>\n<td>26<\/td>\n<td>179<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>India<\/td>\n<td>25<\/td>\n<td>177<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Afghanistan<\/td>\n<td>22<\/td>\n<td>168<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>The top countries ranked high in the EPI 2018 are as follows:<\/p>\n<div class=\"table-responsive\">\n<table class=\"table table-bordered\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Country<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Ranking<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Switzerland<\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>France<\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Denmark<\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Malta<\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Sweden<\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>United Kingdom<\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Luxembourg<\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Austria<\/td>\n<td>8<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Ireland<\/td>\n<td>9<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Finland<\/td>\n<td>10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/3MWTnuS\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grab Latest Study Materials! Register Here!<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h3><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>India ranked lowest on the parameters set by the Environmental Performance Index. Although India has criticised the methods used while calculating the indicators, in the end, facts are the only true and relevant response. India must make information about its efforts and achievements easily available and verifiable. This will aid in providing a more accurate picture of the country\u2019s environmental performance.<\/p>\n<p>The country must conduct an internal review to determine whether its environmental performance is adequate. It must assess if it is adopting sufficiently appropriate steps and implementing policies aimed at promoting human well-being and lowering environmental impact.<\/p>\n<p>The report shows that India had slipped behind on many climate-related parameters. Thus, India needs to focus on a wide spectrum of sustainability issues, with a high priority on critical issues such as air and water quality, biodiversity and climate change.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/entri.sng.link\/Bcofz\/yv45\/8wer\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-25518479 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"970\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2.png 970w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-300x77.png 300w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-768x198.png 768w, https:\/\/entri.app\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/blog-banner-1-1-2-750x193.png 750w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is the time for you. 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