Statement:
North Macedonia is more polluted than Japan

In the Most Polluted Countries rating North Macedonia holds position #33 ²⁰²¹ out of 112 and Japan is #83 out of 112 ²⁰²¹.
Position of North Macedonia is worse than position of Japan.

Referencies:

1. Most Polluted Countries ²⁰²¹ by IQAir

   The countries in the rating sorted by 'Pollution Index' in descending order.

   Japan	'Pollution Index' value is	9.1
   North Macedonia	'Pollution Index' value is	25.4