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DEFINITION:
GEF benefits index for biodiversity is a composite index of relative biodiversity potential for each country based on the species represented in each country, their threat status, and the diversity of habitat types in each country. The index has been normalized so that values run from 0 (no biodiversity potential) to 100 (maximum biodiversity potential).".
CONTENTS
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Brazil | 100 | 2008 | ||
2 | United States | 94.22 | 2008 | ||
3 | Australia | 87.69 | 2008 | ||
4 | Indonesia | 80.96 | 2008 | ||
5 | Mexico | 68.68 | 2008 | ||
6 | China | 66.61 | 2008 | ||
7 | Colombia | 51.52 | 2008 | ||
8 | India | 39.93 | 2008 | ||
9 | Japan | 35.96 | 2008 | ||
10 | Russia | 34.13 | 2008 | ||
11 | Peru | 33.36 | 2008 | ||
12 | Philippines | 32.33 | 2008 | ||
13 | Ecuador | 29.34 | 2008 | ||
14 | Madagascar | 29.22 | 2008 | ||
15 | Papua New Guinea | 25.43 | 2008 | ||
16 | Venezuela | 25.33 | 2008 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 24.89 | 2008 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 23.58 | 2008 | |||
17 | Canada | 21.51 | 2008 | ||
18 | South Africa | 20.74 | 2008 | ||
19 | New Zealand | 20.23 | 2008 | ||
20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 19.95 | 2008 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 19.75 | 2008 | |||
21 | Argentina | 17.72 | 2008 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 17.51 | 2008 | |||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 16.29 | 2008 | |||
22 | Chile | 15.32 | 2008 | ||
23 | Tanzania | 14.76 | 2008 | ||
24 | Malaysia | 13.86 | 2008 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 13.74 | 2008 | |||
25 | Bolivia | 12.55 | 2008 | ||
26 | Cuba | 12.54 | 2008 | ||
27 | Cameroon | 12.51 | 2008 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 12.4 | 2008 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 12.16 | 2008 | |||
28 | Vietnam | 12.05 | 2008 | ||
29 | Panama | 10.95 | 2008 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 10.31 | 2008 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 10.16 | 2008 | |||
30 | Burma | 10.02 | 2008 | ||
31 | Costa Rica | 9.72 | 2008 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 9.15 | 2008 | |||
32 | Kenya | 8.82 | 2008 | ||
Christian countries average (profile) | 8.81 | 2008 | |||
33 | New Caledonia | 8.55 | 2008 | ||
34 | Ethiopia | 8.38 | 2008 | ||
35 | Angola | 8.26 | 2008 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 8.18 | 2008 | |||
=36 | Thailand | 8.02 | 2008 | ||
=36 | Guatemala | 8.02 | 2008 | ||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 8 | 2008 | |||
38 | Sri Lanka | 7.86 | 2008 | ||
39 | Honduras | 7.23 | 2008 | ||
40 | Mozambique | 7.18 | 2008 | ||
41 | Spain | 6.84 | 2008 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 6.63 | 2008 | |||
42 | Turkey | 6.23 | 2008 | ||
43 | Somalia | 6.08 | 2008 | ||
44 | Nigeria | 6.01 | 2008 | ||
45 | Dominican Republic | 5.96 | 2008 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 5.62 | 2008 | |||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 5.54 | 2008 | |||
46 | Portugal | 5.52 | 2008 | ||
47 | France | 5.3 | 2008 | ||
48 | Haiti | 5.22 | 2008 | ||
49 | Namibia | 5.15 | 2008 | ||
=50 | Sudan | 5.14 | 2008 | ||
=50 | Kazakhstan | 5.14 | 2008 | ||
52 | Laos | 5.01 | 2008 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 4.92 | 2008 | |||
53 | Pakistan | 4.88 | 2008 | ||
failed states average (profile) | 4.58 | 2008 | |||
54 | French Polynesia | 4.57 | 2008 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 4.44 | 2008 | |||
55 | Jamaica | 4.43 | 2008 | ||
56 | Solomon Islands | 4.37 | 2008 | ||
57 | Mongolia | 4.16 | 2008 | ||
58 | Puerto Rico | 4.05 | 2008 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 4.04 | 2008 | |||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 4.02 | 2008 | |||
59 | Fiji | 3.86 | 2008 | ||
60 | Italy | 3.85 | 2008 | ||
61 | Zambia | 3.76 | 2008 | ||
62 | Oman | 3.71 | 2008 | ||
63 | Congo, Republic of the | 3.62 | 2008 | ||
64 | The Bahamas | 3.56 | 2008 | ||
65 | United Kingdom | 3.55 | 2008 | ||
66 | Malawi | 3.53 | 2008 | ||
67 | Seychelles | 3.52 | 2008 | ||
=68 | Morocco | 3.48 | 2008 | ||
=68 | Cambodia | 3.48 | 2008 | ||
70 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3.44 | 2008 | ||
71 | Afghanistan | 3.41 | 2008 | ||
72 | Mauritius | 3.28 | 2008 | ||
73 | Nicaragua | 3.27 | 2008 | ||
74 | Saudi Arabia | 3.21 | 2008 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 3.09 | 2008 | |||
75 | Gabon | 3.04 | 2008 | ||
76 | Guyana | 2.95 | 2008 | ||
77 | Algeria | 2.85 | 2008 | ||
78 | Greece | 2.8 | 2008 | ||
79 | Uganda | 2.77 | 2008 | ||
80 | Paraguay | 2.75 | 2008 | ||
81 | Suriname | 2.68 | 2008 | ||
82 | Sao Tome and Principe | 2.65 | 2008 | ||
83 | Liberia | 2.56 | 2008 | ||
84 | Cape Verde | 2.41 | 2008 | ||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 2.36 | 2008 | |||
85 | Comoros | 2.3 | 2008 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 2.3 | 2008 | |||
86 | Guinea | 2.26 | 2008 | ||
=87 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2.24 | 2008 | ||
=87 | Northern Mariana Islands | 2.24 | 2008 | ||
89 | Chad | 2.17 | 2008 | ||
90 | Nepal | 2.14 | 2008 | ||
91 | Vanuatu | 2.09 | 2008 | ||
92 | Zimbabwe | 1.93 | 2008 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 1.87 | 2008 | |||
93 | Ghana | 1.86 | 2008 | ||
94 | Turkmenistan | 1.85 | 2008 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 1.8 | 2008 | |||
95 | Belize | 1.7 | 2008 | ||
96 | Samoa | 1.63 | 2008 | ||
97 | Libya | 1.59 | 2008 | ||
98 | Iraq | 1.56 | 2008 | ||
99 | Central African Republic | 1.52 | 2008 | ||
Eurozone average (profile) | 1.5 | 2008 | |||
=100 | Equatorial Guinea | 1.5 | 2008 | ||
=100 | Mali | 1.5 | 2008 | ||
102 | Bangladesh | 1.45 | 2008 | ||
103 | Botswana | 1.41 | 2008 | ||
104 | Maldives | 1.39 | 2008 | ||
105 | Saint Lucia | 1.36 | 2008 | ||
106 | Mauritania | 1.33 | 2008 | ||
107 | Marshall Islands | 1.32 | 2008 | ||
108 | Norway | 1.31 | 2008 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 1.31 | 2008 | |||
109 | Sierra Leone | 1.29 | 2008 | ||
=110 | Palau | 1.25 | 2008 | ||
=110 | Uruguay | 1.25 | 2008 | ||
112 | Bermuda | 1.22 | 2008 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 1.21 | 2008 | |||
113 | Bhutan | 1.12 | 2008 | ||
=114 | Uzbekistan | 1.09 | 2008 | ||
=114 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.09 | 2008 | ||
116 | Kiribati | 1.08 | 2008 | ||
117 | Greenland | 1.05 | 2008 | ||
Tourist destinations average (profile) | 1.04 | 2008 | |||
118 | Senegal | 1.02 | 2008 | ||
119 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1.01 | 2008 | ||
120 | Tonga | 0.97 | 2008 | ||
121 | Niger | 0.92 | 2008 | ||
122 | El Salvador | 0.89 | 2008 | ||
123 | Dominica | 0.88 | 2008 | ||
124 | Syria | 0.87 | 2008 | ||
125 | Rwanda | 0.85 | 2008 | ||
126 | Eritrea | 0.84 | 2008 | ||
=127 | Israel | 0.81 | 2008 | ||
=127 | Bulgaria | 0.81 | 2008 | ||
129 | Azerbaijan | 0.8 | 2008 | ||
130 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.71 | 2008 | ||
=131 | Tajikistan | 0.7 | 2008 | ||
=131 | Iceland | 0.7 | 2008 | ||
133 | Romania | 0.65 | 2008 | ||
=134 | East Timor | 0.64 | 2008 | ||
=134 | Georgia | 0.64 | 2008 | ||
=134 | Germany | 0.64 | 2008 | ||
=137 | Cayman Islands | 0.62 | 2008 | ||
=137 | Croatia | 0.62 | 2008 | ||
139 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.57 | 2008 | ||
=140 | Ireland | 0.55 | 2008 | ||
=140 | Grenada | 0.55 | 2008 | ||
142 | Poland | 0.53 | 2008 | ||
143 | Tunisia | 0.5 | 2008 | ||
144 | Djibouti | 0.48 | 2008 | ||
145 | Ukraine | 0.47 | 2008 | ||
146 | Cyprus | 0.45 | 2008 | ||
147 | Jordan | 0.4 | 2008 | ||
=148 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.37 | 2008 | ||
=148 | Barbados | 0.37 | 2008 | ||
150 | Faroe Islands | 0.34 | 2008 | ||
=151 | Austria | 0.33 | 2008 | ||
=151 | Burundi | 0.33 | 2008 | ||
=151 | Aruba | 0.33 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Lesotho | 0.31 | 2008 | ||
=154 | Togo | 0.31 | 2008 | ||
=156 | Sweden | 0.3 | 2008 | ||
=156 | Mayotte | 0.3 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Burkina Faso | 0.27 | 2008 | ||
=158 | American Samoa | 0.27 | 2008 | ||
=158 | Tuvalu | 0.27 | 2008 | ||
161 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0.24 | 2008 | ||
=162 | Benin | 0.23 | 2008 | ||
=162 | Armenia | 0.23 | 2008 | ||
=162 | Switzerland | 0.23 | 2008 | ||
=165 | United Arab Emirates | 0.21 | 2008 | ||
=165 | Guam | 0.21 | 2008 | ||
=167 | Virgin Islands | 0.2 | 2008 | ||
=167 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.2 | 2008 | ||
169 | Albania | 0.18 | 2008 | ||
=170 | Netherlands | 0.17 | 2008 | ||
=170 | Finland | 0.17 | 2008 | ||
=170 | Lebanon | 0.17 | 2008 | ||
=170 | Slovenia | 0.17 | 2008 | ||
=174 | Hungary | 0.16 | 2008 | ||
=174 | Denmark | 0.16 | 2008 | ||
=176 | Swaziland | 0.13 | 2008 | ||
=176 | Slovakia | 0.13 | 2008 | ||
=176 | Brunei | 0.13 | 2008 | ||
=176 | Kuwait | 0.13 | 2008 | ||
=176 | Singapore | 0.13 | 2008 | ||
181 | Czech Republic | 0.11 | 2008 | ||
182 | The Gambia | 0.1 | 2008 | ||
183 | Qatar | 0.07 | 2008 | ||
=184 | Estonia | 0.06 | 2008 | ||
=184 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.06 | 2008 | ||
186 | Latvia | 0.04 | 2008 | ||
=187 | Bahrain | 0.03 | 2008 | ||
=187 | Gibraltar | 0.03 | 2008 | ||
=187 | Lithuania | 0.03 | 2008 | ||
=187 | Belarus | 0.03 | 2008 | ||
=187 | Malta | 0.03 | 2008 | ||
=192 | Moldova | 0.01 | 2008 | ||
=192 | Belgium | 0.01 | 2008 | ||
=194 | Monaco | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
=194 | Liechtenstein | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
=194 | Luxembourg | 0.0 | 2008 | ||
=194 | San Marino | 0.0 | 2008 |
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Interesting observations about Environment > Biodiversity > Number
- Brazil ranked first for biodiversity > number amongst Hot countries in 2008.
- United States ranked first for biodiversity > number amongst Former British colonies in 2008.
- Indonesia ranked first for biodiversity > number amongst Muslim countries in 2008.
- Russia ranked first for biodiversity > number amongst Europe in 2008.
- Australia ranked third for biodiversity > number amongst Christian countries in 2008.
- Spain ranked first for biodiversity > number amongst European Union in 2008.
- Madagascar ranked first for biodiversity > number amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2008.
- Canada ranked first for biodiversity > number amongst NATO countries in 2008.
- Mexico ranked second for biodiversity > number amongst Catholic countries in 2008.
- Japan ranked second for biodiversity > number amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2008.
- China ranked second for biodiversity > number amongst Cold countries in 2008.