It is strange that road deaths have been compared in the past, but protection from air pollution has been discussed since 2026. It is noteworthy that, according to IQAir, the air in the United States is less polluted than in most EU countries.

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LordHeini 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Yes but that is due to the vastly different population density.

The USA has 34 people per square km while Germany has 234. So pollution per capita would be a better metric.

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drstewart 2 hours ago | parent [-]

The air you breathe is the same regardless of how many people stand next to you also breathing it.

	▲	branko_d an hour ago \| parent [-]
		But only if they stand. If they start driving, the situation changes dramatically!

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internet_points 2 hours ago | parent | prev | next [-]

Air in populated cities or air in general? Air quality seems a bit harder to compare across countries than road deaths, considering the US has so much sparsely populated land.

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herbst 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

The average air quality in all of the US is not as bad as in some European countries?

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drstewart 2 hours ago | parent [-]

Most. Not some. Reading comprehension is important. Don't they teach that in Switzerland?

	▲	herbst an hour ago \| parent [-]
		You compare a continent to countries? Without any corrections for density or anything? And you ask me about my comprehension skills?