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Human caused air pollution exposure — AQLI
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214 countries · 1998–2024
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2024
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Country
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Value
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1
Bangladesh
60.3
2
Qatar
56.4
3
Pakistan
44.8
4
Congo, Dem. Rep.
41.3
5
India
40.8
6
Bolivia
40.6
7
Rwanda
40.4
8
Cameroon
40
9
Burundi
39
10
Congo, Rep.
37.6
11
Saudi Arabia
37.5
12
Nepal
37.5
13
Uganda
36.3
14
Kuwait
35.9
15
United Arab Emirates
34.8
16
Bahrain
34.5
17
Iraq
34.3
18
Equatorial Guinea
33
19
Nigeria
30.5
20
Afghanistan
30.2
21
Central African Republic
30.1
22
Myanmar
29.7
23
El Salvador
29.6
24
China
29.6
25
Egypt, Arab Rep.
29.5
26
Mongolia
29.4
27
Honduras
28.8
28
Iran, Islamic Rep.
28.7
29
Gabon
28.5
30
Guatemala
27.2
31
Armenia
26.8
32
Lao PDR
26.7
33
Jordan
26
34
Tajikistan
26
35
Djibouti
25.5
36
Bhutan
25.2
37
Angola
25.1
38
Peru
24.7
39
Benin
24.6
40
Viet Nam
24.6
41
Syrian Arab Republic
24.5
42
Zambia
24.4
43
Uzbekistan
24.3
44
Yemen, Rep.
24.3
45
Bosnia and Herzegovina
23.2
46
Turkiye
23
47
Lesotho
22.6
48
Tanzania
22.4
49
Togo
22.3
50
Thailand
22.1
51
Oman
21.7
52
South Africa
21.6
53
South Sudan
20.9
54
Paraguay
20.7
55
Ghana
20.6
56
Chad
20.5
57
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
20.5
58
Kenya
20.2
59
Chile
20.1
60
Lebanon
20.1
61
Malawi
19.9
62
Korea, Rep.
19.6
63
North Macedonia
19.4
64
Bulgaria
19.1
65
Turkmenistan
19
66
Zimbabwe
18.9
67
Philippines
18.4
68
Georgia
18.3
69
Ethiopia
18.3
70
Eswatini
18.3
71
Eritrea
17.9
72
West Bank and Gaza
17.8
73
Indonesia
17.7
74
Cambodia
17.6
75
Mexico
17.4
76
Nicaragua
17.4
77
Sri Lanka
17.3
78
Ecuador
17
79
Sudan
16.9
80
Israel
16.7
81
Azerbaijan
16.6
82
Costa Rica
16.2
83
Serbia
16.1
84
Burkina Faso
16
85
Botswana
15.9
86
Montenegro
15.8
87
Jamaica
15.4
88
Niger
15.3
89
Guinea-Bissau
15.2
90
Guinea
15.2
91
Cote d'Ivoire
15.1
92
Taiwan
15
93
Gambia, The
15
94
Kyrgyz Republic
14.8
95
Sierra Leone
14.7
96
Mozambique
14.5
97
Namibia
14.5
98
Poland
14.3
99
Cyprus
14.1
100
Albania
14
101
Malaysia
13.9
102
Colombia
13.9
103
Kazakhstan
13.7
104
Brazil
13.5
105
Italy
13.4
106
Argentina
13.3
107
Croatia
13.3
108
Liberia
13.1
109
Greece
13
110
Senegal
12.7
111
Romania
12.7
112
Belize
12.6
113
Sao Tome and Principe
12.6
114
Mali
12.3
115
Slovak Republic
12
116
Venezuela, RB
11.9
117
Hungary
11.9
118
Latvia
11.9
119
Ukraine
11.8
120
Tunisia
11.6
121
Belarus
11.6
122
Slovenia
11.5
123
Cayman Islands
11.3
124
San Marino
11.3
125
Czechia
11.2
126
Singapore
11.1
127
Panama
11
128
Russian Federation
11
129
Moldova
10.9
130
Lithuania
10.6
131
Haiti
10.4
132
Liechtenstein
10.3
133
Japan
10
134
Morocco
9.9
135
Austria
9.6
136
Papua New Guinea
9.5
137
Uruguay
9.5
138
Timor-Leste
9.4
139
Monaco
9.2
140
Libya
9.1
141
Madagascar
9.1
142
Netherlands
8.9
143
Dominican Republic
8.7
144
Gibraltar
8.7
145
Germany
8.5
146
Belgium
8.5
147
Brunei Darussalam
8.5
148
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
8.4
149
Guyana
8.4
150
Switzerland
8.3
151
Denmark
8.2
152
Malta
8.1
153
Cuba
8.1
154
France
7.8
155
United Kingdom
7.8
156
Luxembourg
7.7
157
Spain
7.6
158
Mauritania
7.6
159
Portugal
7.4
160
Maldives
7.2
161
Andorra
7.2
162
Comoros
7.2
163
United States
7.1
164
Algeria
7.1
165
Suriname
6.7
166
Canada
6.7
167
Curacao
6.7
168
Trinidad and Tobago
6.3
169
Aruba
6.2
170
Estonia
6.1
171
Norway
5.8
172
Mauritius
5.7
173
Ireland
5.6
174
Isle of Man
5.5
175
Solomon Islands
5.5
176
Sweden
5.2
177
Finland
4.9
178
Cabo Verde
4.9
179
Turks and Caicos Islands
4.6
180
Vanuatu
4
181
New Zealand
4
182
Bahamas, The
3.9
183
Australia
3.9
184
Seychelles
3.8
185
Puerto Rico (US)
3.7
186
St. Lucia
3.7
187
Dominica
3.6
188
Barbados
3.5
189
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
3.5
190
Grenada
3.5
191
Antigua and Barbuda
3.1
192
Iceland
3
193
St. Kitts and Nevis
3
194
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
3
195
New Caledonia
2.9
196
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
2.8
197
Bermuda
2.8
198
St. Martin (French part)
2.8
199
Fiji
2.7
200
British Virgin Islands
2.7
201
Faroe Islands
2.5
202
Tuvalu
1.7
203
Tonga
1.5
204
Palau
1.4
205
Samoa
1.4
206
Naoero
1.3
207
French Polynesia
1.3
208
American Samoa
1.2
209
Kiribati
1
210
Greenland
0.83
211
Marshall Islands
0.65
212
Guam
0.63
213
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
0.62
214
Northern Mariana Islands
0.57
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