Armenia vs El Salvador: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Armenia
28.55 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
El Salvador
29.59 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Armenia rank
52nd
El Salvador rank
51st
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Armenia
- El Salvador
How they compare
El Salvador currently reports 29.59 micrograms per cubic meter against 28.55 micrograms per cubic meter in Armenia, a difference of 1.04 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was El Salvador ahead.
Armenia ranks 52nd and El Salvador ranks 51st of 200 countries.
El Salvador has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Armenia | El Salvador | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.57 micrograms per cubic meter | 39.71 micrograms per cubic meter | 10.14 micrograms per cubic meter | El Salvador |
| 2000s | 29.14 micrograms per cubic meter | 32.89 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.75 micrograms per cubic meter | El Salvador |
| 2010s | 27.79 micrograms per cubic meter | 29.88 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.09 micrograms per cubic meter | El Salvador |
| 2020s | 28.9 micrograms per cubic meter | 29.79 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.8914 micrograms per cubic meter | El Salvador |
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, Armenia or El Salvador?
- El Salvador, at 29.59 micrograms per cubic meter against 28.55 micrograms per cubic meter in Armenia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Armenia and El Salvador?
- 1.04 micrograms per cubic meter, with El Salvador ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Armenia and El Salvador?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Armenia and El Salvador rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Armenia ranks 52nd and El Salvador ranks 51st 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.