Environment > Pollution perceptions > Free of noise and light pollution: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights. 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	Brunei	93.75	2014
2	Iceland	88.33	2014
=3	Kuwait	78.57	2014
=3	Kyrgyzstan	78.57	2014
5	New Zealand	75.68	2014
6	Cyprus	75	2014
7	Australia	74.26	2014
8	Finland	73.44	2014
9	Norway	73.33	2014
10	Uruguay	72.73	2013
11	Denmark	72.5	2014
12	Sweden	70.95	2014
13	Portugal	67.5	2014
=14	Latvia	66.67	2014
=14	Belize	66.67	2014
=14	Lithuania	66.67	2014
=14	Syria	66.67	2013
18	Burma	65.62	2013
=19	Bolivia	65	2014
=19	Libya	65	2013
21	Tunisia	64.47	2014
22	Cambodia	64.29	2013
23	Serbia	64.02	2014
=24	Belarus	62.5	2014
=24	Albania	62.5	2014
=24	Croatia	62.5	2014
27	Austria	61.54	2013
=28	Kenya	61.36	2014
=28	Estonia	61.36	2014
30	Bosnia and Herzegovina	60.58	2014
31	Venezuela	60.42	2013
32	Germany	60.36	2014
33	Canada	59.89	2014
34	Kazakhstan	59.72	2014
35	Ukraine	59.68	2014
=36	Guyana	59.38	2014
=36	Slovakia	59.38	2013
=38	Romania	58.33	2014
=38	Morocco	58.33	2014
40	Greece	57.83	2014
41	Switzerland	57.14	2014
42	Ireland	57	2014
43	United Kingdom	56.59	2014
44	Netherlands	56.52	2014
=45	Malaysia	56.25	2014
=45	Guatemala	56.25	2013
47	Saudi Arabia	56.03	2014
48	Georgia	55.56	2013
49	Poland	55.5	2014
=50	Japan	55	2014
=50	Ecuador	55	2013
52	South Africa	54.9	2014
53	Indonesia	52.78	2014
54	United States	52.11	2014
55	Mongolia	52.08	2013
56	Czech Republic	51.92	2013
57	Italy	51.83	2014
58	Hungary	51.79	2014
=59	Tanzania	50	2013
=59	Armenia	50	2013
=59	Puerto Rico	50	2013
=59	Moldova	50	2013
=59	Luxembourg	50	2013
=59	Montenegro	50	2013
65	Israel	48.53	2014
66	Zimbabwe	47.73	2014
67	France	47.12	2014
=68	Mexico	46.88	2014
=68	Slovenia	46.88	2014
=70	Algeria	46.43	2014
=70	Sudan	46.43	2013
72	Argentina	46.25	2014
73	Brazil	46.01	2014
74	Nepal	45.83	2014
75	India	45.2	2014
=76	Bulgaria	45	2014
=76	Belgium	45	2014
78	Fiji	44.44	2013
79	Colombia	43.42	2014
80	Mauritius	42.86	2014
81	Sri Lanka	42.65	2014
82	Chile	42.05	2014
83	Singapore	42	2014
84	Republic of Macedonia	41.89	2014
=85	Jamaica	41.67	2014
=85	Spain	41.67	2014
87	Thailand	40.09	2014
=88	Oman	40	2014
=88	Hong Kong	40	2014
=88	Malta	40	2013
91	China	39.24	2014
92	Iran	38.5	2014
93	Philippines	38.33	2014
94	Russia	37.89	2014
95	United Arab Emirates	37.84	2014
=96	Pakistan	37.5	2014
=96	Ethiopia	37.5	2013
=96	Paraguay	37.5	2013
99	Turkey	36.48	2014
100	Azerbaijan	35.71	2013
101	Panama	35.42	2014
102	Qatar	34.62	2014
103	South Korea	34.52	2014
104	Peru	34.38	2014
105	Costa Rica	32.5	2013
106	Jordan	31.73	2014
107	Taiwan	30.83	2014
108	Vietnam	30.56	2014
109	Bangladesh	28.85	2013
110	Lebanon	28.57	2014
111	Trinidad and Tobago	27.5	2014
=112	Dominican Republic	25	2014
=112	Egypt	25	2014
=112	Laos	25	2013
115	El Salvador	18.75	2013
116	Ghana	6.25	2013

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