Pakistan's ranking in the 2026 Environmental Performance Index improved to which position, from 179th in 2024?

Explanation: Pakistan moved up 22 places in the 2026 Environmental Performance Index, improving from 179th in 2024 to 157th out of 177 countries assessed by the Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy. Pakistan recorded an EPI score of 29.03, ahead of India's 22.46. Despite the improvement, air pollution kept Pakistan near the bottom of the rankings, with the country placing 175th globally on environmental health and posting an especially poor score on ambient PM2.5 exposure.