Afghanistan vs Burkina Faso: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Afghanistan
37.95 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Burkina Faso
37.32 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Afghanistan rank
26th
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Afghanistan
- Burkina Faso
How they compare
Afghanistan currently reports 37.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 37.32 micrograms per cubic meter in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.63 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Afghanistan ahead.
Afghanistan ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Afghanistan averaged higher in 2 and Burkina Faso in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Afghanistan | Burkina Faso | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.91 micrograms per cubic meter | 9.1 micrograms per cubic meter | Afghanistan |
| 2000s | 43.96 micrograms per cubic meter | 42.99 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.9672 micrograms per cubic meter | Afghanistan |
| 2010s | 37.4 micrograms per cubic meter | 40.27 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.87 micrograms per cubic meter | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 38.01 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.74 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.7211 micrograms per cubic meter | Burkina Faso |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita, Afghanistan or Burkina Faso?
- Afghanistan, at 37.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 37.32 micrograms per cubic meter in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 0.63 micrograms per cubic meter, with Afghanistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and Burkina Faso?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Afghanistan and Burkina Faso rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Afghanistan ranks 26th and Burkina Faso ranks 28th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.