Bahrain vs Cameroon: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Bahrain
56.57 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Cameroon
55.6 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Bahrain rank
9th
Cameroon rank
10th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bahrain
- Cameroon
How they compare
Bahrain currently reports 56.57 micrograms per cubic meter against 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter in Cameroon, a difference of 0.97 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bahrain ahead.
Bahrain ranks 9th and Cameroon ranks 10th of 200 countries.
Bahrain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bahrain | Cameroon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.34 micrograms per cubic meter | 51.88 micrograms per cubic meter | 9.46 micrograms per cubic meter | Bahrain |
| 2000s | 61.28 micrograms per cubic meter | 52.43 micrograms per cubic meter | 8.85 micrograms per cubic meter | Bahrain |
| 2010s | 56.26 micrograms per cubic meter | 55.01 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.24 micrograms per cubic meter | Bahrain |
| 2020s | 57 micrograms per cubic meter | 54.71 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.28 micrograms per cubic meter | Bahrain |
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, Bahrain or Cameroon?
- Bahrain, at 56.57 micrograms per cubic meter against 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter in Cameroon as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Bahrain and Cameroon?
- 0.97 micrograms per cubic meter, with Bahrain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bahrain and Cameroon?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bahrain and Cameroon rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Bahrain ranks 9th and Cameroon ranks 10th 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.