Noise from neighbours or from the street by country
Countries reporting
47
Highest
31.3%
Malta
Lowest
2.4%
Albania
Median
13.9%
Years covered
21
2003–2023
Data points
816
What the numbers show
Noise from neighbours or from the street is currently reported for 47 countries. The highest value is 31.3% in Malta; the lowest is 2.4% in Albania.
The median across all reporting countries is 13.9%, and the mean is 15.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 13.
Over the past decade 16 countries rose and 28 fell. The largest increase was in Finland (up 71.6%), and the largest decrease in Montenegro (down 62.0%).
Noise from neighbours or from the street: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malta | 31.3% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 2 | Luxembourg | 30.2% | 2023 | up 63.2% | falling |
| 3 | Portugal | 28.7% | 2023 | up 26.4% | flat |
| 4 | Netherlands | 28.2% | 2023 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 4 | Netherlands | 28.2% | 2023 | up 17.0% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 25.2% | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 7 | Spain | 23.6% | 2023 | up 29.0% | falling |
| 8 | Finland | 23.0% | 2023 | up 71.6% | flat |
| 9 | Greece | 21.2% | 2023 | down 12.4% | flat |
| 10 | France | 21.1% | 2023 | up 30.2% | falling |
| 11 | Austria | 20.0% | 2023 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 19.8% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 12 | United Kingdom | 19.8% | 2018 | unchanged | falling |
| 14 | Romania | 19.5% | 2023 | down 26.1% | falling |
| 15 | Euro area (EA11-1999, EA12-2001, EA13-2007, EA15-2008, EA16-2009, EA17-2011, EA18-2014, EA19-2015, EA20-2023, EA21-2026) | 19.1% | 2020 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 16 | Cyprus | 18.8% | 2023 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 17 | European Union (EU6-1958, EU9-1973, EU10-1981, EU12-1986, EU15-1995, EU25-2004, EU27-2007, EU28-2013, EU27-2020) | 17.6% | 2019 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 18 | Switzerland | 17.1% | 2023 | up 8.9% | falling |
| 19 | Türkiye | 16.5% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 20 | Denmark | 15.6% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 21 | Czechia | 15.5% | 2023 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 22 | Belgium | 14.3% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 13.9% | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 23 | Slovenia | 13.9% | 2023 | up 13.0% | falling |
| 25 | Norway | 13.8% | 2023 | up 17.9% | flat |
| 26 | Latvia | 12.4% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 26 | Latvia | 12.4% | 2023 | down 16.2% | falling |
| 28 | Italy | 11.2% | 2023 | down 38.1% | falling |
| 28 | Serbia | 11.2% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 30 | Ireland | 10.9% | 2023 | up 16.0% | falling |
| 30 | Iceland | 10.9% | 2020 | down 5.2% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 10.7% | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 33 | Hungary | 10.1% | 2023 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 10.1% | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 33 | Lithuania | 10.1% | 2023 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 36 | Estonia | 9.6% | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Estonia | 9.6% | 2023 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 38 | Poland | 9.3% | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 38 | Poland | 9.3% | 2023 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 40 | Bulgaria | 8.7% | 2023 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 8.6% | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 41 | Slovakia | 8.6% | 2023 | down 43.0% | falling |
| 43 | Croatia | 6.7% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 43 | Croatia | 6.7% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 45 | Montenegro | 5.2% | 2023 | down 62.0% | falling |
| 46 | North Macedonia | 5.1% | 2023 | down 33.8% | falling |
| 47 | Albania | 2.4% | 2023 | down 51.0% | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.