Status
Status
Data
Data Needs
Finland is the country with the highest ESI score
An ESI scoring is needed for Belize to better assess
(75) and is thus ranked first among 146 countries.
sustainability in the MAR region. It would also be useful
North Korea ranks last with a score of 29.2. The MAR
to have further analysis of the 21 specific dimensions
countries have ESI scores of 44 - 47 and are thus
that go into calculating ESI values for each country
ranked somewhere in the low-medium to low rankings.
in the region and how they relate to reef ecosystem
No score was calculated for Belize, due to concerns
health.
over direct comparisons of large-sized (e.g., Mexico)
and small-sized (e.g., Belize) countries/economies 35.
Environmental Sustainability Index Score and Ranking per Country
Country
ESI Score
Ranking Compared to 145 Other Countries
Mexico
46.2
95
Belize
Not ranked
Not ranked
Guatemala
44
116
Honduras
47.4
87
Source: http://www.yale.edu/esi/ESI2005_policysummary.pdf
Toni Parras
SW
SW
12
153