Bangladesh vs Saudi Arabia: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Bangladesh
69.25 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
73.52 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Saudi Arabia rank
2nd
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bangladesh
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 73.52 micrograms per cubic meter against 69.25 micrograms per cubic meter in Bangladesh, a difference of 4.27 micrograms per cubic meter.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bangladesh's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.78 micrograms per cubic meter | 55.42 micrograms per cubic meter | 8.36 micrograms per cubic meter | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 64.96 micrograms per cubic meter | 66.59 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.64 micrograms per cubic meter | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 68.36 micrograms per cubic meter | 72.15 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.79 micrograms per cubic meter | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 69.42 micrograms per cubic meter | 73.35 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.92 micrograms per cubic meter | Saudi Arabia |
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, Bangladesh or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 73.52 micrograms per cubic meter against 69.25 micrograms per cubic meter in Bangladesh as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 4.27 micrograms per cubic meter, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Saudi Arabia ranks 2nd 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.