Environment > Pollution perceptions > Noise and light pollution: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Noise and Light Pollution. 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 concerned are you with noise pollution and light during the night in this city?". The higher the value, the more survey respondents believe it is high in their country.

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#	COUNTRY	AMOUNT	DATE
1	GhanaGhana	93.75	2013
2	El SalvadorEl Salvador	81.25	2013
=3	EgyptEgypt	75	2014
=3	Dominican RepublicDominican Rep.	75	2014
=3	LaosLaos	75	2013
6	Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+	72.5	2014
7	LebanonLebanon	71.43	2014
8	BangladeshBangladesh	71.15	2013
9	VietnamVietnam	69.44	2014
10	TaiwanTaiwan	69.17	2014
11	JordanJordan	68.27	2014
12	Costa RicaCosta Rica	67.5	2013
13	PeruPeru	65.62	2014
14	South KoreaSouth Korea	65.48	2014
15	QatarQatar	65.38	2014
16	PanamaPanama	64.58	2014
17	AzerbaijanAzerbaijan	64.29	2013
18	TurkeyTurkey	63.52	2014
=19	PakistanPakistan	62.5	2014
=19	EthiopiaEthiopia	62.5	2013
=19	ParaguayParaguay	62.5	2013
22	United Arab EmiratesUAE	62.16	2014
23	RussiaRussia	62.11	2014
24	PhilippinesPhilippines	61.67	2014
25	IranIran	61.5	2014
26	ChinaChina	60.76	2014
=27	OmanOman	60	2014
=27	Hong KongHong Kong	60	2014
=27	MaltaMalta	60	2013
30	ThailandThailand	59.91	2014
=31	JamaicaJamaica	58.33	2014
=31	SpainSpain	58.33	2014
33	Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep.	58.11	2014
34	SingaporeSingapore	58	2014
35	ChileChile	57.95	2014
36	Sri LankaSri Lanka	57.35	2014
37	MauritiusMauritius	57.14	2014
38	ColombiaColombia	56.58	2014
39	FijiFiji	55.56	2013
=40	BulgariaBulgaria	55	2014
=40	BelgiumBelgium	55	2014
42	IndiaIndia	54.8	2014
43	NepalNepal	54.17	2014
44	BrazilBrazil	53.99	2014
45	ArgentinaArgentina	53.75	2014
=46	AlgeriaAlgeria	53.57	2014
=46	SudanSudan	53.57	2013
=48	MexicoMexico	53.12	2014
=48	SloveniaSlovenia	53.12	2014
50	FranceFrance	52.88	2014
51	ZimbabweZimbabwe	52.27	2014
52	IsraelIsrael	51.47	2014
=53	TanzaniaTanzania	50	2013
=53	ArmeniaArmenia	50	2013
=53	Puerto RicoPuerto Rico	50	2013
=53	MoldovaMoldova	50	2013
=53	LuxembourgLuxembourg	50	2013
=53	MontenegroMontenegro	50	2013
59	HungaryHungary	48.21	2014
60	ItalyItaly	48.17	2014
61	Czech RepublicCzech Republic	48.08	2013
62	MongoliaMongolia	47.92	2013
63	United StatesUnited States	47.89	2014
64	IndonesiaIndonesia	47.22	2014
65	South AfricaSouth Africa	45.1	2014
=66	JapanJapan	45	2014
=66	EcuadorEcuador	45	2013
68	PolandPoland	44.5	2014
69	GeorgiaGeorgia	44.44	2013
70	Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia	43.97	2014
=71	MalaysiaMalaysia	43.75	2014
=71	GuatemalaGuatemala	43.75	2013
73	NetherlandsNetherlands	43.48	2014
74	United KingdomUnited Kingdom	43.41	2014
75	IrelandIreland	43	2014
76	SwitzerlandSwitzerland	42.86	2014
77	GreeceGreece	42.17	2014
=78	RomaniaRomania	41.67	2014
=78	MoroccoMorocco	41.67	2014
=80	GuyanaGuyana	40.62	2014
=80	SlovakiaSlovakia	40.62	2013
82	UkraineUkraine	40.32	2014
83	KazakhstanKazakhstan	40.28	2014
84	CanadaCanada	40.11	2014
85	GermanyGermany	39.64	2014
86	VenezuelaVenezuela	39.58	2013
87	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina	39.42	2014
=88	EstoniaEstonia	38.64	2014
=88	KenyaKenya	38.64	2014
90	AustriaAustria	38.46	2013
=91	BelarusBelarus	37.5	2014
=91	CroatiaCroatia	37.5	2014
=91	AlbaniaAlbania	37.5	2014
94	SerbiaSerbia	35.98	2014
95	CambodiaCambodia	35.71	2013
96	TunisiaTunisia	35.53	2014
=97	BoliviaBolivia	35	2014
=97	LibyaLibya	35	2013
99	BurmaBurma	34.38	2013
=100	BelizeBelize	33.33	2014
=100	LatviaLatvia	33.33	2014
=100	LithuaniaLithuania	33.33	2014
=100	SyriaSyria	33.33	2013
104	PortugalPortugal	32.5	2014
105	SwedenSweden	29.05	2014
106	DenmarkDenmark	27.5	2014
107	UruguayUruguay	27.27	2013
108	NorwayNorway	26.67	2014
109	FinlandFinland	26.56	2014
110	AustraliaAustralia	25.74	2014
111	CyprusCyprus	25	2014
112	New ZealandNew Zealand	24.32	2014
=113	KuwaitKuwait	21.43	2014
=113	KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan	21.43	2014
115	IcelandIceland	11.67	2014
116	BruneiBrunei	6.25	2014

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