Noise Pollution

Composite environmental-noise burden index (0-100, lower is better) based on EEA Environmental Noise Directive exposure data where available and global transport, urbanisation, airport, rail, industry, nighttime-activity and bounded perception proxies elsewhere.
1 Greenland5 noise exposure points 5 noise exposure points 95
2 Faroe Islands12 noise exposure points 12 noise exposure points 88
3 Niue15 noise exposure points 15 noise exposure points 85
4 Iceland16 noise exposure points 16 noise exposure points 84
5 Tuvalu18 noise exposure points 18 noise exposure points 82
6 New Zealand19 noise exposure points 19 noise exposure points 81
7 Finland20 noise exposure points 20 noise exposure points 80
7 Norway20 noise exposure points 20 noise exposure points 80
7 Wallis and Futuna20 noise exposure points 20 noise exposure points 80
10 Sweden21 noise exposure points 21 noise exposure points 79
11 Cook Islands22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
11 Kiribati22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
11 Liechtenstein22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
11 Marshall Islands22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
11 Micronesia22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
11 Palau22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
11 Saint Pierre and Miquelon22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
11 Vanuatu22 noise exposure points 22 noise exposure points 78
19 Bhutan23 noise exposure points 23 noise exposure points 77
20 Dominica25 noise exposure points 25 noise exposure points 75
20 Montserrat25 noise exposure points 25 noise exposure points 75
20 Namibia25 noise exposure points 25 noise exposure points 75
20 Nauru25 noise exposure points 25 noise exposure points 75
20 Seychelles25 noise exposure points 25 noise exposure points 75
25 Canada26 noise exposure points 26 noise exposure points 74
25 Tonga26 noise exposure points 26 noise exposure points 74
27 Australia27 noise exposure points 27 noise exposure points 73
28 American Samoa28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Anguilla28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Antigua and Barbuda28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 British Virgin Islands28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Estonia28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Fiji28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Grenada28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Maldives28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Saint Kitts and Nevis28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Saint Lucia28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Samoa28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
28 Solomon Islands28 noise exposure points 28 noise exposure points 72
41 Andorra30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 Bermuda30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 Denmark30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 Ireland30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 New Caledonia30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 Northern Mariana Islands30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 San Marino30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 São Tomé and Príncipe30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 Slovenia30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
41 Turks and Caicos Islands30 noise exposure points 30 noise exposure points 70
51 Bahamas32 noise exposure points 32 noise exposure points 68
51 Belize32 noise exposure points 32 noise exposure points 68
51 Cayman Islands32 noise exposure points 32 noise exposure points 68
51 Latvia32 noise exposure points 32 noise exposure points 68
51 Lithuania32 noise exposure points 32 noise exposure points 68
51 Switzerland32 noise exposure points 32 noise exposure points 68
57 Austria34 noise exposure points 34 noise exposure points 66
58 Barbados35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
58 Comoros35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
58 French Guiana35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
58 Guyana35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
58 Lesotho35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
58 Papua New Guinea35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
58 Slovakia35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
58 Tahiti35 noise exposure points 35 noise exposure points 65
66 Botswana36 noise exposure points 36 noise exposure points 64
67 Costa Rica38 noise exposure points 38 noise exposure points 62
67 Luxembourg38 noise exposure points 38 noise exposure points 62
67 Malawi38 noise exposure points 38 noise exposure points 62
67 Montenegro38 noise exposure points 38 noise exposure points 62
67 Suriname38 noise exposure points 38 noise exposure points 62
67 Turkmenistan38 noise exposure points 38 noise exposure points 62
67 Western Sahara38 noise exposure points 38 noise exposure points 62
74 Germany39 noise exposure points 39 noise exposure points 61
75 Aruba40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Brunei40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Cape Verde40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Croatia40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Curacao40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Czech Republic40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Kyrgyzstan40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Russia40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Timor-Leste40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 U.S. Virgin Islands40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Uruguay40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
75 Zanzibar40 noise exposure points 40 noise exposure points 60
87 Guam42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Madagascar42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Mauritius42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Mayotte42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Mongolia42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Mozambique42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Poland42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Réunion42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Swaziland42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 Tajikistan42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 United Kingdom42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
87 United States42 noise exposure points 42 noise exposure points 58
99 Kazakhstan43 noise exposure points 43 noise exposure points 57
99 Mauritania43 noise exposure points 43 noise exposure points 57
99 Netherlands43 noise exposure points 43 noise exposure points 57
102 Portugal44 noise exposure points 44 noise exposure points 56
103 Belarus45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Bosnia and Herzegovina45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Central African Republic45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 France45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Gabon45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Guadeloupe45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Hungary45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Laos45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Martinique45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Nicaragua45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Oman45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Paraguay45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Saint-Martin45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
103 Zambia45 noise exposure points 45 noise exposure points 55
117 Belgium46 noise exposure points 46 noise exposure points 54
118 Chile47 noise exposure points 47 noise exposure points 53
118 Cyprus47 noise exposure points 47 noise exposure points 53
118 Japan47 noise exposure points 47 noise exposure points 53
121 Albania48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Armenia48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Bulgaria48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Cuba48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Eritrea48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Georgia48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Korea DPR48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Moldova48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 North Macedonia48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Romania48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Rwanda48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Sint Maarten48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Spain48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Tanzania48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Ukraine48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Uzbekistan48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
121 Zimbabwe48 noise exposure points 48 noise exposure points 52
138 Chad50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Dominican Republic50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Ecuador50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Equatorial Guinea50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Greece50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Guinea-Bissau50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Niger50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Panama50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Serbia50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
138 Trinidad and Tobago50 noise exposure points 50 noise exposure points 50
148 Azerbaijan52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
148 Bolivia52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
148 El Salvador52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
148 Gambia52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
148 Jamaica52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
148 Kosovo52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
148 Puerto Rico52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
148 South Sudan52 noise exposure points 52 noise exposure points 48
156 Italy53 noise exposure points 53 noise exposure points 47
157 Djibouti55 noise exposure points 55 noise exposure points 45
157 Gibraltar55 noise exposure points 55 noise exposure points 45
157 Honduras55 noise exposure points 55 noise exposure points 45
157 Liberia55 noise exposure points 55 noise exposure points 45
157 Mali55 noise exposure points 55 noise exposure points 45
157 Sierra Leone55 noise exposure points 55 noise exposure points 45
163 Argentina57 noise exposure points 57 noise exposure points 43
163 Israel57 noise exposure points 57 noise exposure points 43
163 Malta57 noise exposure points 57 noise exposure points 43
163 South Africa57 noise exposure points 57 noise exposure points 43
167 Benin58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
167 Chinese Taipei58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
167 Congo58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
167 Guatemala58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
167 Guinea58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
167 Korea Republic58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
167 Somalia58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
167 Togo58 noise exposure points 58 noise exposure points 42
175 Singapore59 noise exposure points 59 noise exposure points 41
176 Angola60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Burkina Faso60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Cambodia60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Cameroon60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Libya60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Peru60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Senegal60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Sudan60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
176 Uganda60 noise exposure points 60 noise exposure points 40
185 Kuwait61 noise exposure points 61 noise exposure points 39
185 Qatar61 noise exposure points 61 noise exposure points 39
187 Burundi62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Colombia62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Congo DR62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Ivory Coast62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Jordan62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Myanmar62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Saudi Arabia62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Sri Lanka62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Tunisia62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
187 Venezuela62 noise exposure points 62 noise exposure points 38
197 Bahrain63 noise exposure points 63 noise exposure points 37
197 Malaysia63 noise exposure points 63 noise exposure points 37
197 Monaco63 noise exposure points 63 noise exposure points 37
197 United Arab Emirates63 noise exposure points 63 noise exposure points 37
201 Algeria64 noise exposure points 64 noise exposure points 36
201 Ghana64 noise exposure points 64 noise exposure points 36
201 Iran64 noise exposure points 64 noise exposure points 36
201 Kenya64 noise exposure points 64 noise exposure points 36
205 Afghanistan65 noise exposure points 65 noise exposure points 35
205 Brazil65 noise exposure points 65 noise exposure points 35
205 Mexico65 noise exposure points 65 noise exposure points 35
205 Turkey65 noise exposure points 65 noise exposure points 35
205 Yemen65 noise exposure points 65 noise exposure points 35
210 Ethiopia67 noise exposure points 67 noise exposure points 33
210 Morocco67 noise exposure points 67 noise exposure points 33
210 Nepal67 noise exposure points 67 noise exposure points 33
213 Syria68 noise exposure points 68 noise exposure points 32
213 Thailand68 noise exposure points 68 noise exposure points 32
215 Indonesia69 noise exposure points 69 noise exposure points 31
216 Iraq70 noise exposure points 70 noise exposure points 30
217 China72 noise exposure points 72 noise exposure points 28
217 Haiti72 noise exposure points 72 noise exposure points 28
217 Hong Kong72 noise exposure points 72 noise exposure points 28
217 Palestine72 noise exposure points 72 noise exposure points 28
217 Philippines72 noise exposure points 72 noise exposure points 28
222 Lebanon74 noise exposure points 74 noise exposure points 26
222 Macau74 noise exposure points 74 noise exposure points 26
222 Nigeria74 noise exposure points 74 noise exposure points 26
225 Pakistan77 noise exposure points 77 noise exposure points 23
225 Vietnam77 noise exposure points 77 noise exposure points 23
227 Egypt79 noise exposure points 79 noise exposure points 21
228 India80 noise exposure points 80 noise exposure points 20
229 Bangladesh84 noise exposure points 84 noise exposure points 16

Last rating: June 15th, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value is an environmental-noise burden index from 0 to 100 exposure points. 0 means very low long-term environmental-noise exposure, while 100 means very high exposure. Lower values are better; the score equals 100 minus the raw value.

Direct measurement and reporting data have priority. For European countries, Nomadino uses the data logic of the Environmental Noise Directive and the European Environment Agency, especially exposure from road traffic, rail traffic, aircraft and industry above health-relevant thresholds.

For countries and territories without complete noise mapping, Nomadino uses a modelled replacement value. It combines population-weighted transport and settlement density, airports and air traffic, rail, port and industrial infrastructure, nighttime activity and bounded perception data.

The weighting is: 35% road and settlement pressure, 20% urbanisation and population density, 15% air traffic, 10% rail, port and industrial context, 10% nighttime activity and 10% calibrated perception and plausibility checks.

WHO guidelines provide the health threshold anchor for long-term environmental noise. Nomadino uses them as a methodological frame, but does not display official decibel values by country because globally comparable country-level data are incomplete.

Small islands, sparsely populated places and countries with low transport intensity can receive low burden values. Very dense, highly motorised or strongly airport-, rail- and industry-exposed countries are rated as more burdened.

This indicator measures long-term environmental-noise exposure. Neighbour noise, individual construction sites, temporary events, indoor noise and local differences between individual city districts are not fully captured.