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Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air quality: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Air quality. Based on 0-50 contributions for Albania, Algeria, Argentina and 86 more countries and over 100 contributions for Australia, Canada, China and 9 more countries and 50-100 contributions for Brazil, Bulgaria, Greece and 12 more countries. The surveys were conducted by numbeo.com from January, 2011 to February, 2014. See this sample survey for the United States, respondents were asked "How satisfied are you with the quality of air in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 EstoniaEstonia 90.38 2014
2 FinlandFinland 88.75 2014
3 New ZealandNew Zealand 86.41 2014
4 UruguayUruguay 84.62 2013
5 SwedenSweden 84.24 2014
6 AustraliaAustralia 83.68 2014
=7 IrelandIreland 82.81 2014
=7 IcelandIceland 82.81 2014
=7 LithuaniaLithuania 82.81 2014
10 CanadaCanada 78.85 2014
11 NorwayNorway 76.22 2014
12 United StatesUnited States 74.96 2014
13 CroatiaCroatia 72.06 2014
14 GermanyGermany 71.41 2014
15 PortugalPortugal 70.97 2014
16 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 70.32 2014
17 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 69.89 2014
18 CyprusCyprus 69.64 2014
=19 MauritiusMauritius 68.75 2014
=19 DenmarkDenmark 68.75 2014
=21 PanamaPanama 67.86 2014
=21 MontenegroMontenegro 67.86 2013
=23 BruneiBrunei 66.67 2014
=23 ZimbabweZimbabwe 66.67 2014
=23 SyriaSyria 66.67 2013
26 AustriaAustria 63.97 2013
27 JapanJapan 63.54 2014
28 BelarusBelarus 63.24 2014
=29 SloveniaSlovenia 62.5 2014
=29 LatviaLatvia 62.5 2014
=29 BelizeBelize 62.5 2014
=29 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 62.5 2013
=29 LuxembourgLuxembourg 62.5 2013
34 NetherlandsNetherlands 61.84 2014
35 SlovakiaSlovakia 61.25 2013
36 SingaporeSingapore 60.71 2014
37 FranceFrance 60.51 2014
38 GreeceGreece 60.48 2014
39 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 58.85 2013
=40 Costa RicaCosta Rica 56.25 2013
=40 FijiFiji 56.25 2013
42 SpainSpain 56.04 2014
=43 OmanOman 55 2014
=43 EthiopiaEthiopia 55 2013
=43 SudanSudan 55 2013
46 HungaryHungary 53.68 2014
47 AlgeriaAlgeria 52.78 2014
48 BrazilBrazil 51.69 2014
49 PolandPoland 50.41 2014
50 TanzaniaTanzania 50 2013
51 South AfricaSouth Africa 48.56 2014
52 EcuadorEcuador 48.33 2013
53 SerbiaSerbia 48.3 2014
54 KenyaKenya 47.92 2014
55 BelgiumBelgium 46.97 2014
56 ArgentinaArgentina 46.74 2014
57 ParaguayParaguay 45.83 2013
58 LibyaLibya 44.44 2013
59 United Arab EmiratesUAE 44.05 2014
60 GuyanaGuyana 43.75 2014
61 MalaysiaMalaysia 43.11 2014
62 RomaniaRomania 40.88 2014
63 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 40.32 2014
64 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 39.29 2014
65 KuwaitKuwait 38.89 2014
66 VenezuelaVenezuela 38.33 2013
67 MoroccoMorocco 38.16 2014
68 TaiwanTaiwan 37.9 2014
69 ItalyItaly 37.74 2014
70 BulgariaBulgaria 36.32 2014
=71 VietnamVietnam 36.11 2014
=71 GeorgiaGeorgia 36.11 2013
73 ThailandThailand 36.02 2014
74 IndonesiaIndonesia 35.23 2014
75 MoldovaMoldova 35 2013
76 Hong KongHong Kong 34.38 2014
77 PhilippinesPhilippines 34.12 2014
78 MexicoMexico 33.93 2014
79 CambodiaCambodia 33.33 2013
80 IsraelIsrael 33 2014
81 Sri LankaSri Lanka 32.89 2014
82 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 32.43 2014
83 TunisiaTunisia 32.29 2014
84 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 32.14 2014
85 IndiaIndia 32.11 2014
86 MaltaMalta 31.25 2013
87 GuatemalaGuatemala 29.17 2013
88 TurkeyTurkey 28.45 2014
=89 JordanJordan 27.78 2014
=89 BoliviaBolivia 27.78 2014
91 UkraineUkraine 27.34 2014
=92 JamaicaJamaica 27.27 2014
=92 ColombiaColombia 27.27 2014
94 RussiaRussia 26.54 2014
=95 ChileChile 25 2014
=95 ArmeniaArmenia 25 2013
=95 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 25 2013
=95 LaosLaos 25 2013
99 PakistanPakistan 24.6 2014
100 NepalNepal 23.44 2014
101 South KoreaSouth Korea 23.12 2014
=102 LebanonLebanon 22.5 2014
=102 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 22.5 2014
104 KazakhstanKazakhstan 22.06 2014
105 QatarQatar 21.15 2014
106 AlbaniaAlbania 20.83 2014
107 PeruPeru 18.75 2014
108 BangladeshBangladesh 17.19 2013
109 EgyptEgypt 17.14 2014
110 El SalvadorEl Salvador 15.62 2013
111 BurmaBurma 15.38 2013
112 ChinaChina 14.1 2014
113 IranIran 10.49 2014
114 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 8.51 2014
115 GhanaGhana 7.14 2013
116 MongoliaMongolia 1.79 2013

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Interesting observations about Environment > Pollution perceptions > Air quality

  • All of the top 2 countries by pollution perceptions > air quality are European.
  • 12 of the top 15 countries by pollution perceptions > air quality are Christian.
  • 8 of the top 22 countries by pollution perceptions > air quality are Tourist destination.
  • Iceland ranked first for pollution perceptions > air quality amongst Potential Future EU Members in 2014.
  • Croatia ranked first for pollution perceptions > air quality amongst Eastern Europe in 2014.
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