The 2016 Environmental Performance Index (EPI), a Yale-based initiative that evaluates how 180 countries protect ecosystems and human health, finds cause for both optimism and serious concern. The world’s nations have expanded access to water and sanitation while creating more protected areas than ever before, yet countries have failed to reverse degradation of air quality and decline in fisheries, the report finds. The EPI, which measures national and global protection of ecosystems and human health from environmental harm, draws out trends and highlights data gaps in priority areas including air quality, water management, and climate change.
Increased access to water and sanitation stands out as a major success story: concerted efforts to develop clean drinking water and sewage infrastructure have significantly reduced deaths from waterborne diseases. The number of people who lack access to clean water has been cut nearly in half since 2000, though at 550 million, or around 8 percent of the world’s population, there is still much room for improvement. The world’s nations also show strong commitments to habitat protection, and countries are now within striking distance of international targets for terrestrial and marine habitat protection.
Yet in other areas, environmental progress has stalled, and some issues have shown troubling declines. Twenty-three percent of countries lack any kind of wastewater treatment. The world’s fisheries are in a dire state, with most fish stocks at risk of collapse. Air pollution has worsened and today accounts for 10 percent of all deaths, compared with 2 percent claimed by foul water. More than 3.5 billion people — half of the world’s population — live in nations with unsafe levels of air pollution.
The 2016 Environmental Performance Index provides a global view of environmental performance and country by country metrics to inform decision-making. Launched at the World Economic Forum, the EPI is in its 15th year and more relevant than ever to achieving the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals and carrying out the recent international climate change agreement.
Direct Link to Full 123-Page 2016 Index Publication:
https://issuu.com/2016yaleepi/docs/epi2016_final
http://epi.yale.edu/country-rankings
http://epi.yale.edu/reports/2016-report
Country Rankings - Overall Rank Of 180 Countries
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1 |
90.68 |
3.19% |
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2 |
90.51 |
6.91% |
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3 |
90.43 |
5.58% |
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4 |
89.21 |
4.98% |
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5 |
88.98 |
12.15% |
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6 |
88.91 |
10.01% |
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7 |
88.63 |
10.88% |
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8 |
88.59 |
5.91% |
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9 |
88.48 |
11.62% |
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10 |
88.20 |
8.70% |
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11 |
88.00 |
22.07% |
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12 |
87.38 |
7.02% |
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13 |
87.22 |
21.75% |
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14 |
87.04 |
-0.43% |
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15 |
86.98 |
22.37% |
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16 |
86.93 |
4.71% |
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17 |
86.90 |
5.73% |
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18 |
86.64 |
10.44% |
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19 |
86.60 |
3.48% |
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20 |
86.58 |
5.15% |
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21 |
85.81 |
27.92% |
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22 |
85.71 |
8.02% |
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23 |
85.49 |
9.25% |
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24 |
85.42 |
10.40% |
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25 |
85.06 |
5.17% |
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26 |
84.72 |
10.93% |
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27 |
84.67 |
7.85% |
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28 |
84.60 |
11.54% |
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29 |
84.48 |
8.43% |
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30 |
84.26 |
8.43% |
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31 |
83.78 |
18.10% |
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32 |
83.52 |
24.34% |
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33 |
83.40 |
12.01% |
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34 |
83.24 |
28.93% |
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35 |
82.30 |
3.77% |
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36 |
82.03 |
8.09% |
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37 |
81.60 |
13.19% |
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38 |
81.26 |
8.12% |
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39 |
80.59 |
5.72% |
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40 |
80.24 |
8.51% |
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41 |
80.15 |
10.43% |
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42 |
80.03 |
15.33% |
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43 |
79.84 |
5.40% |
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44 |
79.69 |
25.38% |
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|
45 |
79.04 |
8.81% |
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46 |
78.90 |
16.94% |
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47 |
78.89 |
21.07% |
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48 |
78.67 |
14.90% |
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49 |
78.14 |
5.21% |
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50 |
78.02 |
18.81% |
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51 |
78.00 |
7.00% |
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52 |
77.67 |
5.75% |
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53 |
77.28 |
15.71% |
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54 |
77.02 |
20.02% |
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55 |
76.69 |
9.09% |
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56 |
76.23 |
5.20% |
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57 |
75.93 |
14.84% |
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58 |
75.32 |
24.74% |
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59 |
75.29 |
23.22% |
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60 |
74.88 |
26.96% |
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61 |
74.38 |
27.10% |
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62 |
74.34 |
8.51% |
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63 |
74.23 |
13.05% |
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|
64 |
74.18 |
24.65% |
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65 |
73.98 |
12.96% |
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66 |
73.70 |
16.36% |
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67 |
73.59 |
10.69% |
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68 |
73.55 |
16.34% |
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69 |
73.29 |
25.80% |
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|
70 |
73.25 |
18.43% |
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71 |
73.13 |
23.53% |
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|
72 |
73.05 |
16.82% |
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|
73 |
72.95 |
21.89% |
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|
74 |
72.24 |
30.09% |
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|
75 |
71.14 |
19.62% |
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|
76 |
71.09 |
20.02% |
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|
77 |
70.85 |
8.75% |
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|
78 |
70.84 |
28.82% |
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|
79 |
70.72 |
19.22% |
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|
80 |
70.61 |
6.01% |
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|
81 |
70.52 |
15.19% |
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|
82 |
70.36 |
17.01% |
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83 |
70.28 |
3.69% |
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|
84 |
70.24 |
20.96% |
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|
85 |
70.20 |
27.04% |
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|
86 |
70.07 |
7.45% |
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|
87 |
69.94 |
30.05% |
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|
88 |
69.64 |
20.51% |
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|
89 |
69.64 |
19.78% |
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|
90 |
69.59 |
27.81% |
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|
91 |
69.54 |
17.68% |
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|
92 |
69.35 |
26.32% |
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|
93 |
69.34 |
8.04% |
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|
94 |
69.14 |
35.22% |
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|
95 |
68.63 |
25.42% |
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|
96 |
68.58 |
-2.20% |
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|
97 |
68.07 |
15.26% |
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|
98 |
67.86 |
19.28% |
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|
99 |
67.68 |
7.31% |
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|
100 |
67.37 |
10.37% |
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|
101 |
66.91 |
37.45% |
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102 |
66.86 |
7.94% |
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|
103 |
66.58 |
2.38% |
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|
104 |
66.45 |
37.21% |
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|
105 |
66.32 |
15.46% |
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|
106 |
66.06 |
30.76% |
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|
107 |
65.85 |
10.45% |
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|
108 |
65.55 |
3.51% |
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|
109 |
65.10 |
12.73% |
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|
110 |
64.99 |
8.06% |
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|
111 |
64.96 |
11.77% |
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|
112 |
64.92 |
1.25% |
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|
113 |
64.41 |
45.26% |
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|
114 |
64.39 |
21.97% |
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|
115 |
64.19 |
6.82% |
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|
116 |
63.97 |
8.24% |
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|
117 |
63.73 |
22.70% |
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118 |
63.67 |
0.79% |
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|
119 |
63.29 |
26.18% |
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|
120 |
63.28 |
16.11% |
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|
121 |
63.28 |
10.92% |
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|
122 |
62.55 |
4.95% |
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|
123 |
62.49 |
25.36% |
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|
124 |
60.63 |
24.22% |
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|
125 |
60.48 |
14.52% |
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|
126 |
60.13 |
27.34% |
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|
127 |
59.89 |
12.20% |
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|
128 |
59.56 |
25.84% |
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|
129 |
59.25 |
5.00% |
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|
130 |
58.89 |
22.46% |
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|
131 |
58.50 |
20.67% |
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|
132 |
58.34 |
31.19% |
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|
133 |
58.27 |
18.75% |
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|
134 |
57.74 |
14.50% |
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|
135 |
57.56 |
22.13% |
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|
136 |
57.13 |
22.33% |
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|
137 |
57.10 |
22.17% |
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|
138 |
55.79 |
33.66% |
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|
139 |
55.40 |
22.32% |
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|
140 |
54.96 |
14.31% |
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|
141 |
53.58 |
20.87% |
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|
142 |
52.09 |
20.33% |
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|
143 |
51.98 |
15.64% |
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|
144 |
51.42 |
16.07% |
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|
145 |
51.32 |
16.53% |
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|
146 |
51.24 |
17.52% |
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|
147 |
50.34 |
6.09% |
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|
148 |
50.29 |
8.52% |
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|
149 |
50.21 |
14.53% |
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|
150 |
49.79 |
17.29% |
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|
151 |
49.69 |
19.97% |
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|
152 |
49.20 |
48.78% |
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|
153 |
48.98 |
1.30% |
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|
154 |
48.28 |
38.26% |
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|
155 |
48.20 |
15.56% |
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|
156 |
48.02 |
15.93% |
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|
157 |
47.17 |
32.46% |
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|
158 |
46.92 |
8.41% |
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|
159 |
46.46 |
7.37% |
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|
160 |
46.31 |
20.88% |
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|
161 |
46.10 |
18.51% |
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|
162 |
45.98 |
16.58% |
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|
163 |
45.83 |
14.75% |
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|
164 |
45.29 |
36.17% |
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|
165 |
43.71 |
16.10% |
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|
166 |
43.66 |
16.21% |
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|
167 |
43.42 |
11.33% |
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|
168 |
43.37 |
11.12% |
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|
169 |
43.28 |
12.04% |
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|
170 |
42.25 |
13.54% |
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|
171 |
42.05 |
14.55% |
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|
172 |
41.82 |
11.79% |
|
|
173 |
41.77 |
3.21% |
|
|
174 |
41.48 |
14.62% |
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|
175 |
37.83 |
12.49% |
|
|
176 |
37.50 |
21.24% |
|
|
177 |
37.48 |
12.82% |
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|
178 |
37.10 |
11.21% |
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|
179 |
36.73 |
12.32% |
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|
180 |
27.66 |
4.93% |
Извор: WUNRN – 05.05.2016
