Belize vs Guyana: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Belize
16.76 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Guyana
16.95 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Belize rank
102nd
Guyana rank
101st
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Belize
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 16.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.76 micrograms per cubic meter in Belize, a difference of 0.19 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.
Belize ranks 102nd and Guyana ranks 101st of 200 countries.
Guyana has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.32 micrograms per cubic meter | 24.55 micrograms per cubic meter | 5.23 micrograms per cubic meter | Guyana |
| 2000s | 17.44 micrograms per cubic meter | 21.98 micrograms per cubic meter | 4.54 micrograms per cubic meter | Guyana |
| 2010s | 16.05 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.15 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.1 micrograms per cubic meter | Guyana |
| 2020s | 17.19 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.32 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.128 micrograms per cubic meter | Guyana |
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, Belize or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 16.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.76 micrograms per cubic meter in Belize as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Belize and Guyana?
- 0.19 micrograms per cubic meter, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Guyana?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Guyana rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Belize ranks 102nd and Guyana ranks 101st 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.