Pollution Comparison Between South Africa and Costa Rica 

Index	South Africa	Costa Rica
Pollution Index:	56.70	41.63
Pollution Exp Scale:	96.58	70.72

Pollution South Africa vs Costa Rica

	South Africa		Costa Rica
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Air Pollution		Moderate 48.50		Low 34.25
Drinking Water Pollution and Inaccessibility		Low 36.74		Very Low 15.07
Dissatisfaction with Garbage Disposal		Moderate 45.39		Moderate 46.32
Dirty and Untidy		High 60.38		Moderate 52.24
Noise and Light Pollution		Moderate 43.64		Moderate 45.52
Water Pollution		Moderate 59.47		Moderate 40.53
Dissatisfaction to Spend Time in the City		Moderate 45.59		Low 35.29
Dissatisfaction with Green and Parks in the City		Moderate 49.57		Low 38.06
Contributors:	906		101
Last Update:	March 2025		January 2025

Purity and Cleanliness South Africa vs Costa Rica

	South Africa		Costa Rica
	Improve Data		Improve Data
Air quality		Moderate 51.50		High 65.75
Drinking Water Quality and Accessibility		High 63.26		Very High 84.93
Garbage Disposal Satisfaction		Moderate 54.61		Moderate 53.68
Clean and Tidy		Low 39.62		Moderate 47.76
Quiet and No Problem with Night Lights		Moderate 56.36		Moderate 54.48
Water Quality		Moderate 40.53		Moderate 59.47
Comfortable to Spend Time in the City		Moderate 54.41		High 64.71
Quality of Green and Parks		Moderate 50.43		High 61.94
Contributors:	906		101
Last Update:	March 2025		January 2025