Austria vs Spain: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita

Austria
10.03 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Spain
10.08 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Austria rank
156th
Spain rank
155th

Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Austria
  • Spain
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How they compare

Spain currently reports 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter against 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter in Austria, a difference of 0.05 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Austria ahead.

Austria ranks 156th and Spain ranks 155th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Austria averaged higher in 3 and Spain in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Austria Spain Difference Ahead
1990s 23.86 micrograms per cubic meter 16.28 micrograms per cubic meter 7.58 micrograms per cubic meter Austria
2000s 18.75 micrograms per cubic meter 14.82 micrograms per cubic meter 3.93 micrograms per cubic meter Austria
2010s 14.09 micrograms per cubic meter 11.01 micrograms per cubic meter 3.08 micrograms per cubic meter Austria
2020s 10.42 micrograms per cubic meter 10.59 micrograms per cubic meter 0.1616 micrograms per cubic meter Spain

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, Austria or Spain?
Spain, at 10.08 micrograms per cubic meter against 10.03 micrograms per cubic meter in Austria as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Austria and Spain?
0.05 micrograms per cubic meter, with Spain ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Austria and Spain?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Austria and Spain rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
Austria ranks 156th and Spain ranks 155th 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

Indicator
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.