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Air quality in Maldives

Air quality index (AQI⁺) and PM2.5 air pollution in Maldives • 00:33, Jul 14

Live most polluted city ranking

Real-time Maldives most polluted city ranking

#CitiesAQI⁺ US
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Male

44

2025 Maldives most polluted city

Viligili, Gaafu Alifu Atholhu

64

Live cleanest city ranking

Real-time Maldives cleanest city ranking

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Male

44

2025 Maldives cleanest city

Male, Kaafu Atoll

46

2025 country air quality average

How polluted is Maldives?

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In 2025 in Maldives, the annual PM2.5 concentration was 1.8 times the WHO annual PM2.5 guideline.

2025 AQI⁺ country ranking

Which country had the worst air quality in 2025?

#CountryPopulationAQI⁺ US
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Pakistan

231,402,117

159

2
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Bangladesh

169,356,251

158

3
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Tajikistan

9,750,064

152

4
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Chad

17,179,740

146

5
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Democratic Republic of the Congo

95,894,118

137

6
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India

1,407,563,842

134

7
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Kuwait

4,250,114

126

8
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Uganda

45,853,778

119

9
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Egypt

109,262,178

114

10
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Uzbekistan

34,915,100

107

109
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Maldives

521,457

49

Worldwide PM2.5 ranking

2025 Maldives global rank in air pollution

109/143

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