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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 GRAPH
1 Ghana 93.75 2013
2 El Salvador 81.25 2013
=3 Egypt 75 2014
=3 Dominican Republic 75 2014
=3 Laos 75 2013
6 Trinidad and Tobago 72.5 2014
7 Lebanon 71.43 2014
8 Bangladesh 71.15 2013
9 Vietnam 69.44 2014
10 Taiwan 69.17 2014
11 Jordan 68.27 2014
12 Costa Rica 67.5 2013
13 Peru 65.62 2014
14 South Korea 65.48 2014
15 Qatar 65.38 2014
16 Panama 64.58 2014
17 Azerbaijan 64.29 2013
18 Turkey 63.52 2014
=19 Pakistan 62.5 2014
=19 Ethiopia 62.5 2013
=19 Paraguay 62.5 2013
22 United Arab Emirates 62.16 2014
23 Russia 62.11 2014
24 Philippines 61.67 2014
25 Iran 61.5 2014
26 China 60.76 2014
=27 Oman 60 2014
=27 Hong Kong 60 2014
=27 Malta 60 2013
30 Thailand 59.91 2014
=31 Jamaica 58.33 2014
=31 Spain 58.33 2014
33 Republic of Macedonia 58.11 2014
34 Singapore 58 2014
35 Chile 57.95 2014
36 Sri Lanka 57.35 2014
37 Mauritius 57.14 2014
38 Colombia 56.58 2014
39 Fiji 55.56 2013
=40 Bulgaria 55 2014
=40 Belgium 55 2014
42 India 54.8 2014
43 Nepal 54.17 2014
44 Brazil 53.99 2014
45 Argentina 53.75 2014
=46 Algeria 53.57 2014
=46 Sudan 53.57 2013
=48 Mexico 53.12 2014
=48 Slovenia 53.12 2014
50 France 52.88 2014
51 Zimbabwe 52.27 2014
52 Israel 51.47 2014
=53 Tanzania 50 2013
=53 Armenia 50 2013
=53 Puerto Rico 50 2013
=53 Moldova 50 2013
=53 Luxembourg 50 2013
=53 Montenegro 50 2013
59 Hungary 48.21 2014
60 Italy 48.17 2014
61 Czech Republic 48.08 2013
62 Mongolia 47.92 2013
63 United States 47.89 2014
64 Indonesia 47.22 2014
65 South Africa 45.1 2014
=66 Japan 45 2014
=66 Ecuador 45 2013
68 Poland 44.5 2014
69 Georgia 44.44 2013
70 Saudi Arabia 43.97 2014
=71 Malaysia 43.75 2014
=71 Guatemala 43.75 2013
73 Netherlands 43.48 2014
74 United Kingdom 43.41 2014
75 Ireland 43 2014
76 Switzerland 42.86 2014
77 Greece 42.17 2014
=78 Romania 41.67 2014
=78 Morocco 41.67 2014
=80 Guyana 40.62 2014
=80 Slovakia 40.62 2013
82 Ukraine 40.32 2014
83 Kazakhstan 40.28 2014
84 Canada 40.11 2014
85 Germany 39.64 2014
86 Venezuela 39.58 2013
87 Bosnia and Herzegovina 39.42 2014
=88 Estonia 38.64 2014
=88 Kenya 38.64 2014
90 Austria 38.46 2013
=91 Belarus 37.5 2014
=91 Croatia 37.5 2014
=91 Albania 37.5 2014
94 Serbia 35.98 2014
95 Cambodia 35.71 2013
96 Tunisia 35.53 2014
=97 Bolivia 35 2014
=97 Libya 35 2013
99 Burma 34.38 2013
=100 Belize 33.33 2014
=100 Latvia 33.33 2014
=100 Lithuania 33.33 2014
=100 Syria 33.33 2013
104 Portugal 32.5 2014
105 Sweden 29.05 2014
106 Denmark 27.5 2014
107 Uruguay 27.27 2013
108 Norway 26.67 2014
109 Finland 26.56 2014
110 Australia 25.74 2014
111 Cyprus 25 2014
112 New Zealand 24.32 2014
=113 Kuwait 21.43 2014
=113 Kyrgyzstan 21.43 2014
115 Iceland 11.67 2014
116 Brunei 6.25 2014

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