Which country has the highest EPI Score?

Estonia has the highest EPI Score in 2026, at 74.8, followed by Luxembourg (74.2) and United Kingdom (71.5).

Which country has the lowest EPI Score?

Laos has the lowest EPI Score in 2026, at 21.8.

What is the median EPI Score across countries?

The median is 40.7 across the 177 countries with data in 2026.

Where does this cleanest countries in the world data come from?

Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Environmental Performance Index - Environmental Performance Index (EPI); 2022 EPI Results - Environmental Performance Index (EPI); 2021 EPI Results - Environmental Performance Index (EPI); Environmental Performance Index - Environmental Performance Index (EPI).

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Cleanest Countries in the World

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Estonia has the highest EPI Score in 2026 (74.8), followed by Luxembourg (74.2) and United Kingdom (71.5). Laos has the lowest (21.8).

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EPI Score, 2026

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 177 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median

40.7

Middle half 33.3 – 49.3

Average

42.9

177 countries

Highest

74.8

Estonia

Lowest

21.8

Laos

Over time · 2020–2026

The top 5 in 2026, against the median.

Median of all countries
Estonia
Luxembourg
United Kingdom
Finland
Netherlands

Data

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177 countries · # = rank by EPI Score

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1	Estonia	74.8	23.22
2	Luxembourg	74.2	10.2
3	United Kingdom	71.5	5.12
4	Finland	71.0	5.05
5	Netherlands	70.5	11.17
6	Germany	69.9	8.47
7	France	69.8	6.58
8	Norway	69.2	6.82
9	Sweden	69.2	3.49
10	Austria	66.8	3.87
11	Denmark	66.6	3.25
12	Spain	66.3	3.78
13	Greece	66.0	9.12
14	Slovenia	65.0	1.81
15	Switzerland	64.1	4.61
16	Japan	63.2	7.25
17	Czechia	62.9	6.1
18	Portugal	62.7	6.26
19	Slovakia	62.4	3.72
20	Ireland	62.0	3.91
21	Poland	61.8	5.72
22	Italy	61.6	6.81
23	Belgium	60.1	5.69
24	Bulgaria	59.8	5.78
25	Australia	59.4	5.97
26	Malta	59.1	7.28
27	United States	58.5	1
28	Iceland	58.4	5.37
29	Canada	57.8	3.54
30	Lithuania	56.8	7.34
31	Latvia	55.5	2.54
32	New Zealand	55.5	2.92
33	Hungary	54.8	-0.68
34	Romania	53.9	-0.91
35	Cyprus	53.3	-1.16
36	Croatia	52.8	0.65
37	South Korea	52.7	9.9
38	Botswana	51.8	8.61
39	Israel	51.7	9.08
40	Ukraine	51.1	6.53
41	Chile	51.0	8.72
42	United Arab Emirates	50.2	13.54
43	Seychelles	50.0	2.06
44	Palau	49.5	0.9
45	Costa Rica	49.3	1.72
46	Albania	49.2	10.96
47	Gabon	48.8	6.64
48	Colombia	48.8	7.82
49	Oman	48.5	16.46
50	Brazil	48.3	9.65
51	Antigua and Barbuda	48.0	0.65
52	Bhutan	47.7	13.67
53	Belarus	47.0	7.2
54	Jordan	46.7	12.41
55	Montenegro	46.4	3.79
56	North Macedonia	46.2	1.48
57	Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	46.1	1.48
58	Mexico	46.1	4.89
59	Zimbabwe	46.1	3.23
60	Argentina	46.1	5.43
60	Singapore	46.1	4.76
60	Dominica	46.1	2.62
63	Taiwan	46.0	-0.19
64	Trinidad and Tobago	45.9	3.03
65	Ecuador	45.5	8.93
66	Panama	45.1	7.66
67	Qatar	45.1	5.45
68	Bahamas	45.0	-3.08
69	Serbia	44.9	-1.73
70	Saint Kitts and Nevis	44.6	-0.18
71	Suriname	44.5	15.2
72	Saint Lucia	44.5	3.71
73	Jamaica	44.1	-0.63
74	Thailand	43.7	7.31
75	Armenia	43.1	3.01
76	Bosnia and Herzegovina	42.9	7.6
77	Namibia	42.8	3.32
78	Algeria	42.7	3.82
79	Georgia	42.7	7.31
80	Nicaragua	41.7	3.76
81	Timor-Leste	41.5	9.87
82	Barbados	41.4	0.27
83	Belize	41.4	4.09
84	Kazakhstan	41.3	9.43
85	Tunisia	41.1	5.72
86	Sao Tome and Principe	41.0	6.25
87	Peru	41.0	3.67
88	Mauritius	40.9	9.67
89	Russia	40.7	1.89
90	Equatorial Guinea	40.5	0.98
91	Benin	39.9	6.55
92	Azerbaijan	39.8	-2.34
93	Lebanon	39.7	11.43
94	Sri Lanka	39.6	5.68
95	Malaysia	39.5	8.47
96	Angola	39.5	13.12
97	Samoa	39.3	6.13
98	Bolivia	39.3	5.55
99	Kuwait	39.2	0.04
100	Lesotho	39.0	2.85
101	Paraguay	39.0	8.04
102	Republic of the Congo	38.9	2.49
103	Tanzania	38.9	3.44
104	Mozambique	38.8	6.78
105	Saudi Arabia	38.7	10.92
106	Egypt	38.5	8.28
107	Iran	38.4	0.93
108	Dominican Republic	38.4	-3.04
109	Moldova	38.0	0.83
110	Brunei	37.7	-3.18
111	South Africa	37.6	6.71
112	Honduras	37.4	2.43
113	Zambia	37.2	0.82
114	Uruguay	36.9	2.19
115	Kiribati	36.3	-0.43
116	Kenya	36.1	4.6
117	Grenada	35.7	-1.23
118	Fiji	35.5	-4.85
119	Burkina Faso	35.2	3.24
120	Cameroon	34.9	5.83
121	Uzbekistan	34.8	-1.82
122	Uganda	34.7	7.78
123	Turkmenistan	34.6	6.84
124	Eswatini	34.4	-0.62
125	Turkey	34.3	3.82
126	Mongolia	34.2	6.31
127	Vanuatu	34.1	11.31
128	Nepal	34.0	3.24
129	China	33.9	10.1
129	Ethiopia	33.9	5.91
131	Kyrgyzstan	33.8	11.78
132	Comoros	33.5	-6.84
133	Senegal	33.3	4.67
134	Malawi	33.2	-3.28
135	Afghanistan	33.1	15.77
136	Morocco	33.1	2.42
137	Tonga	33.1	-7.43
138	Nigeria	32.9	2.59
139	Cape Verde	32.8	-0.83
140	Haiti	32.0	11.29
141	Central African Republic	31.5	-4.11
142	Guatemala	31.5	-3.11
143	Sudan	31.3	7.18
144	Togo	31.3	-1.74
145	Cambodia	31.2	4.03
146	Madagascar	31.1	4.74
147	Niger	31.1	7.33
148	Bahrain	31.1	2.26
149	Ivory Coast	30.9	-0.84
150	Guinea	30.4	0.38
151	Guyana	30.3	-4.13
152	Gambia	30.2	4.21
153	DR Congo	30.0	1.25
154	El Salvador	29.5	-7.19
155	Sierra Leone	29.3	5.22
156	Solomon Islands	29.2	2.97
157	Pakistan	29.0	1.05
158	Papua New Guinea	28.9	-8.47
159	Myanmar	28.9	2.61
160	Ghana	28.6	5.04
161	Guinea-Bissau	28.0	-0.92
162	Philippines	27.9	-1.35
163	Chad	27.7	3.14
164	Djibouti	26.9	-6.34
165	Tajikistan	26.8	-4.82
166	Iraq	26.6	4.93
167	Rwanda	26.4	-0.52
168	Indonesia	26.2	1.82
169	Mauritania	25.3	0.22
170	Liberia	25.3	2.32
171	Maldives	25.1	4.54
172	Burundi	24.4	1.96
173	Vietnam	23.8	-1.94
174	Mali	23.6	1.86
175	Bangladesh	23.5	4.41
176	India	22.5	7.47
177	Laos	21.8	3.63

What correlates with EPI Score (2026)?

Pearson r against 1,431 other country metrics sharing at least 107 countries. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher EPI Score tend to score higher on these (or rank better)

Crude Cancer Rate - FemaleCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 166
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Crude Cancer Rate - AllCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 166
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Crude Cancer Rate - MaleCancer Rates by Country
r = +0.85 · very strong · n = 166
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Prostate Cancer Crude RateProstate Cancer Rates by Country
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 167
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Energy Trilemma Index RankEnergy Trilemma Energy Performance IndexA rank: rank 1 is the best
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 125
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Individualism ScoreIndividualistic Countries
r = +0.83 · very strong · n = 113
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Opposite directions

Places that have a higher EPI Score tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)

Vulnerability ScoreGlobal Slavery Index by Country
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 148
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Vulnerability Score (lower is better)Countries that Still Have Slavery
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 149
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RichAds 2024Tier 1 Countries
r = −0.83 · very strong · n = 133
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Gender Inequality Index ScoreGender Inequality Index by Country
r = −0.79 · very strong · n = 159
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Failed States IndexFailed States
r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 167
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Fragile States Index
r = −0.78 · very strong · n = 168
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Quick answers

Which country has the highest EPI Score?: Estonia has the highest EPI Score in 2026, at 74.8, followed by Luxembourg (74.2) and United Kingdom (71.5).
Which country has the lowest EPI Score?: Laos has the lowest EPI Score in 2026, at 21.8.
What is the median EPI Score across countries?: The median is 40.7 across the 177 countries with data in 2026.
Where does this cleanest countries in the world data come from?: Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Environmental Performance Index - Environmental Performance Index (EPI); 2022 EPI Results - Environmental Performance Index (EPI); 2021 EPI Results - Environmental Performance Index (EPI); Environmental Performance Index - Environmental Performance Index (EPI).

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