Barbados vs Monaco: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Barbados
10.91 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Monaco
11.38 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Barbados rank
148th
Monaco rank
145th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Barbados
- Monaco
How they compare
Monaco currently reports 11.38 micrograms per cubic meter against 10.91 micrograms per cubic meter in Barbados, a difference of 0.47 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Monaco ahead.
Barbados ranks 148th and Monaco ranks 145th of 200 countries.
Monaco has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Barbados | Monaco | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.24 micrograms per cubic meter | 14.22 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.97 micrograms per cubic meter | Monaco |
| 2000s | 11.66 micrograms per cubic meter | 18.06 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.39 micrograms per cubic meter | Monaco |
| 2010s | 11.24 micrograms per cubic meter | 14.54 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.3 micrograms per cubic meter | Monaco |
| 2020s | 11.31 micrograms per cubic meter | 11.94 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.6381 micrograms per cubic meter | Monaco |
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, Barbados or Monaco?
- Monaco, at 11.38 micrograms per cubic meter against 10.91 micrograms per cubic meter in Barbados as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Barbados and Monaco?
- 0.47 micrograms per cubic meter, with Monaco ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Monaco?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Barbados and Monaco rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Barbados ranks 148th and Monaco ranks 145th 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.