Air pollution, 2023. (PM2.5 concentration μg/m³)

🇲🇽 Mexico City: 22.3
🇮🇹 Rome: 13.1
🇺🇸 Chicago: 13
🇧🇷 Rio: 11.7
🇺🇸 NY: 11.6
🇨🇦 Toronto: 10.8
🇩🇪 Berlin: 10.5
🇫🇷 Paris: 10.3
🇦🇷 Buenos Aires: 9.6
🇺🇸 LA: 9.5
🇳🇱 Amsterdam: 9.1
🇪🇸 Madrid: 9
🇨🇭 Zurich: 8.7
🇬🇧 London: 8.4

(IQAir)

Cristiano Ronaldo International Airport in Madeira, Portugal.

It is named in honor of the football legend and receives over 4 million passengers annually.

World's 10 best cities for 2024

1. 🇺🇸 New York City, US
2. 🇿🇦 Cape Town, South Africa
3. 🇩🇪 Berlin, Germany
4. 🇬🇧 London, UK
5. 🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain
6. 🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico
7. 🇬🇧 Liverpool, UK
8. 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan
9. 🇮🇹 Rome, Italy
10. 🇵🇹 Porto, Portugal

(Source: TimeOut)

Most Googled travel destinations of 2023.

1. 🇬🇷 Greece
2. 🇪🇸 Spain
3. 🇮🇹 Italy
4. 🇵🇹 Portugal
5. 🇭🇷 Croatia
6. 🇨🇾 Cyprus
7. 🇹🇭 Thailand
8. 🇪🇬 Egypt
9. 🇲🇹 Malta
10. 🇲🇦 Morocco

(Source: Condé Nast Traveller and Google Trends)

Military spending, 2023. (Current US Dollars)

🇮🇷 Iran: $10.2 billion
🇮🇱 Israel: $27.4 billion

(SIPRI)

Air pollution, 2023. (PM2.5 concentration μg/m³)

🇮🇳 Delhi: 102.1
🇮🇩 Jakarta: 43.8
🇦🇪 Dubai: 43.6
🇶🇦 Doha: 37.6
🇨🇳 Beijing: 34.1
🇸🇦 Riyadh: 26.1
🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur: 22.9
🇰🇷 Seoul: 19.7
🇭🇰 Hong Kong: 15.5
🇸🇬 Singapore: 13.4
🇯🇵 Tokyo: 9.7
🇦🇺 Sydney: 5
🇦🇺 Melbourne: 4.4

(IQAir)

Most peaceful countries in the world.

1. 🇮🇸 Iceland
2. 🇩🇰 Denmark
3. 🇮🇪 Ireland
4. 🇳🇿 New Zealand
5. 🇦🇹 Austria
6. 🇸🇬 Singapore
7. 🇵🇹 Portugal
8. 🇸🇮 Slovenia
9. 🇯🇵 Japan
10.🇨🇭 Switzerland

15. 🇩🇪 Germany
19. 🇲🇾 Malaysia
21. 🇶🇦 Qatar
22. 🇦🇺 Australia
24. 🇳🇴 Norway
29. 🇵🇱 Poland…

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