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Countries with the Least Light Pollution

Which countries have the least light pollution measured by average nighttime brightness over the entire territory of the country?
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First submittedAugust 14, 2017
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Brightness
Country
0.001
Central African Republic
0.002
South Sudan
0.003
Somalia
0.003
Tuvalu
0.005
Chad
0.005
Eritrea
0.005
Madagascar
0.005
Mauritania
Brightness
Country
0.005
Niger
0.006
Mongolia
0.007
Mali
0.007
Solomon Islands
0.008
Guinea-Bissau
0.010
D. R. Congo
0.011
Liberia
0.013
Ethiopia
Brightness
Country
0.014
Kiribati
0.014
Namibia
0.014
Sierra Leone
0.016
Guyana
0.018
Guinea
0.019
Botswana
0.020
North Korea
0.020
Papua New Guinea
Aerdna95
+28
Level 70
Sep 4, 2021
The fact that Canada is not on the list with 90% of its territory hosting no humans while many more densely populated African countries make it is very indicative of the different impact they have
Jonney
+1
Level 55
Feb 1, 2024
Yet not at all surprising. Every country on this list is poor or developing.
DonTheLamplighter
+6
Level 84
Sep 9, 2021
So that's why they call it the Dark Continent.
SpencerGT
+7
Level 67
Oct 22, 2021
Vatican City? Monaco? Singa... oh, wrong quiz.
TheCubeIsBack
+1
Level 49
Feb 1, 2024
I agree.
Pandoramix
+2
Level 50
Oct 22, 2021
I wish my country had less light pollution...
Hdgvdh
+1
Level 66
Oct 22, 2021
Where is Netherlands? :))
Skebander
+26
Level 73
Oct 22, 2021
It's in Europe, just north of Belgium
Hutts
+1
Level 56
Oct 22, 2021
correct
AlexThirkell
+4
Level 75
Oct 22, 2021
Tricky-ish. I just got all the African countries and DPRK. I did try a few Oceanian countries, but after none of them hit I decided they were probably all off limits.

The other two were both total surprises for me.

Dollyfroggy
+2
Level 60
Oct 22, 2021
I did the same except I got Mongolia. Not sure about Guyana but Mongolia's on there because it's the sparsest country in the world.
Devvik2
+2
Level 70
Oct 23, 2021
Very difficult until you figure out that most of them are in Africa!
AverageLondoner
+9
Level 51
Oct 24, 2021
I am very surprised Bhutan with all their traditions and not much technology wasn't on here
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Dec 2, 2023
Interesting Fact #610: Televisions were banned in Bhutan until the year 1999.
mf3
+3
Level 87
Apr 3, 2022
And Algeria, with no one living in 95%+ of the land area (Sahara), isn't on here?
Raffles
+1
Level 68
Dec 2, 2023
Neither is Libya.
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Dec 2, 2023
Forgot about Madagascar 🤦‍♂️
Dollyfroggy
+1
Level 60
Dec 2, 2023
Nice quiz. Minor issue, but the description should end with a question mark.
Quizzy69
+1
Level 71
Jan 31, 2024
Some interesting answers there - it was hard to think of enough countries outside Africa. Might help to clarify what is meant by "entire territory " if a country as i started thinking about Greenland as part of Denmark.
tshalla
+1
Level 75
Jan 31, 2024
The descriptor says "over the entire territory of the country." If that's true, all the small island states with multiple islands (think Marshall Islands, rather than Barbados) should be here. Even if it's only land area, it's really hard to understand Tuvalu's high position on this ranking relative to other similar states.
donbradipo29
+1
Level 21
Jan 31, 2024
how tf did i not think of north korea
Gaicoye
+1
Level 38
Jan 31, 2024
Chad is a shocker considering its one of the most air polluted countries in the world.
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