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	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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