Lahore, Pakistan, has topped the global air pollution index with a staggering Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 297, while Bangladesh’s capital city Dhaka ranks 13th, according to live global tracking data released by Switzerland-based air quality technology company IQAir on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
Dhaka recorded an AQI score of 123, categorizing its air quality as "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups."
Following Lahore at the top of the hazardous list is India's Delhi in second place with an AQI of 227, Cairo (Egypt) third with 202, Hanoi (Vietnam) fourth with 175, and Baghdad (Iraq) fifth with 174. Other major cities in the top 15 include Kinshasa (163), Dubai (162), Ulaanbaatar (156), Jakarta (154), Karachi (153), Tashkent (151), Mumbai (137), Dhaka (123), Singapore (122), and Kathmandu (120). Under IQAir's official scoring benchmark, an AQI between 101 and 150 poses health risks to vulnerable demographics, while scores exceeding 301 are categorized as hazardous.
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