Statement:
South Korea is more polluted than Japan

In the Most Polluted Countries rating South Korea holds position #48 ²⁰²¹ out of 112 and Japan is #83 out of 112 ²⁰²¹.
Position of South Korea 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
   South Korea	'Pollution Index' value is	19.1