Statement:
South Africa is more polluted than Belgium

In the Most Polluted Countries rating South Africa holds position #37 ²⁰²¹ out of 112 and Belgium is #74 out of 112 ²⁰²¹.
Position of South Africa is worse than position of Belgium.

Referencies:

1. Most Polluted Countries ²⁰²¹ by IQAir

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

   Belgium	'Pollution Index' value is	11.5
   South Africa	'Pollution Index' value is	22.7