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PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)

· lower is better · 194 countries

World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)CC BY 4.0updated 2017
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  1. 1Maldives0
  2. 1Estonia0
  3. 1Finland0
  4. 1Brunei Darussalam0
  5. 1Canada0
  6. 1New Zealand0
  7. 2Ireland0.27
  8. 3Norway2
  9. 4United States3.3
  10. 5Sweden3.6
  11. 6Puerto Rico (US)3.7
  12. 7Iceland10.3
  13. 8Portugal16
  14. 9Andorra17.8
  15. 10Uruguay22.4
  16. 11Australia24.9
  17. 12Northern Mariana Islands26.9
  18. 13Virgin Islands (U.S.)40
  19. 14Spain41.1
  20. 15Sri Lanka45.5
  21. 16Switzerland49.3
  22. 17Denmark56.9
  23. 18United Kingdom66.5
  24. 19Brazil68.1
  25. 20Luxembourg68.8
  26. 21Panama71.6
  27. 22Japan76.8
  28. 23France78.2
  29. 24Greenland80
  30. 25Fiji82.8
  31. 26Guam83.3
  32. 27Austria85.1
  33. 28Kazakhstan87.4
  34. 29Latvia89
  35. 30Germany89.2
  36. 31Malaysia90.5
  37. 32Russian Federation91.6
  38. 33Belgium91.9
  39. 34Colombia92.1
  40. 35Argentina93.9
  41. 36Italy94.8
  42. 37Indonesia95.6
  43. 38Lithuania96
  44. 39Philippines96.4
  45. 40Mongolia97
  46. 41Kyrgyz Republic97.4
  47. 42Chile97.7
  48. 43Romania98
  49. 44Ecuador98.3
  50. 45Paraguay99.1
  51. 46Slovenia99.5
  52. 47Netherlands99.6
  53. 48Mexico99.7
  54. 49Czechia99.7
  55. 50Costa Rica99.7
  56. 51Croatia99.8
  57. 52Tonga99.8
  58. 53Bulgaria99.9
  59. 54Nicaragua99.9
  60. 55Dominican Republic99.9
  61. 56Solomon Islands99.9
  62. 57Belarus99.9
  63. 58Venezuela, RB99.9
  64. 59Bosnia and Herzegovina100
  65. 60Peru100
  66. 61Poland100
  67. 62Honduras100
  68. 63Guyana100
  69. 64Papua New Guinea100
  70. 65China100
  71. 66Bolivia100
  72. 67Marshall Islands100
  73. 68Kiribati100
  74. 69Micronesia, Fed. Sts.100
  75. 70Vanuatu100
  76. 71Bahamas, The100
  77. 72Samoa100
  78. 73Greece100
  79. 74Jamaica100
  80. 75Albania100
  81. 76Cuba100
  82. 77Trinidad and Tobago100
  83. 77Afghanistan100
  84. 77Angola100
  85. 77United Arab Emirates100
  86. 77Armenia100
  87. 77American Samoa100
  88. 77Antigua and Barbuda100
  89. 77Azerbaijan100
  90. 77Burundi100
  91. 77Benin100
  92. 77Burkina Faso100
  93. 77Bangladesh100
  94. 77Bahrain100
  95. 77Belize100
  96. 77Bermuda100
  97. 77Barbados100
  98. 77Bhutan100
  99. 77Botswana100
  100. 77Central African Republic100
  101. 77Cote d'Ivoire100
  102. 77Cameroon100
  103. 77Congo, Dem. Rep.100
  104. 77Congo, Rep.100
  105. 77Comoros100
  106. 77Cabo Verde100
  107. 77Cyprus100
  108. 77Djibouti100
  109. 77Dominica100
  110. 77Algeria100
  111. 77Egypt, Arab Rep.100
  112. 77Eritrea100
  113. 77Ethiopia100
  114. 77Gabon100
  115. 77Georgia100
  116. 77Ghana100
  117. 77Guinea100
  118. 77Gambia, The100
  119. 77Guinea-Bissau100
  120. 77Equatorial Guinea100
  121. 77Grenada100
  122. 77Guatemala100
  123. 77Haiti100
  124. 77Hungary100
  125. 77India100
  126. 77Iran, Islamic Rep.100
  127. 77Iraq100
  128. 77Israel100
  129. 77Jordan100
  130. 77Kenya100
  131. 77Cambodia100
  132. 77Korea, Rep.100
  133. 77Kuwait100
  134. 77Lao PDR100
  135. 77Lebanon100
  136. 77Liberia100
  137. 77Libya100
  138. 77St. Lucia100
  139. 77Lesotho100
  140. 77Morocco100
  141. 77Moldova100
  142. 77Madagascar100
  143. 77North Macedonia100
  144. 77Mali100
  145. 77Malta100
  146. 77Myanmar100
  147. 77Montenegro100
  148. 77Mozambique100
  149. 77Mauritania100
  150. 77Mauritius100
  151. 77Malawi100
  152. 77Namibia100
  153. 77Niger100
  154. 77Nigeria100
  155. 77Nepal100
  156. 77Oman100
  157. 77Pakistan100
  158. 77Korea, Dem. People's Rep.100
  159. 77West Bank and Gaza100
  160. 77Qatar100
  161. 77Rwanda100
  162. 77Saudi Arabia100
  163. 77Sudan100
  164. 77Senegal100
  165. 77Singapore100
  166. 77Sierra Leone100
  167. 77El Salvador100
  168. 77Somalia, Fed. Rep.100
  169. 77Serbia100
  170. 77South Sudan100
  171. 77Sao Tome and Principe100
  172. 77Suriname100
  173. 77Slovak Republic100
  174. 77Eswatini100
  175. 77Seychelles100
  176. 77Syrian Arab Republic100
  177. 77Chad100
  178. 77Togo100
  179. 77Thailand100
  180. 77Tajikistan100
  181. 77Turkmenistan100
  182. 77Timor-Leste100
  183. 77Tunisia100
  184. 77Turkiye100
  185. 77Tanzania100
  186. 77Uganda100
  187. 77Ukraine100
  188. 77Uzbekistan100
  189. 77St. Vincent and the Grenadines100
  190. 77Viet Nam100
  191. 77Yemen, Rep.100
  192. 77South Africa100
  193. 77Zambia100
  194. 77Zimbabwe100

PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total)