Bhutan vs Peru: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Bhutan
30.07 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Peru
31.09 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Bhutan rank
49th
Peru rank
47th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Bhutan
- Peru
How they compare
Peru currently reports 31.09 micrograms per cubic meter against 30.07 micrograms per cubic meter in Bhutan, a difference of 1.02 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Peru ahead.
Bhutan ranks 49th and Peru ranks 47th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 1 and Peru in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Peru | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 29.89 micrograms per cubic meter | 65.51 micrograms per cubic meter | 35.62 micrograms per cubic meter | Peru |
| 2000s | 31.53 micrograms per cubic meter | 48.34 micrograms per cubic meter | 16.81 micrograms per cubic meter | Peru |
| 2010s | 31.36 micrograms per cubic meter | 29.95 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.41 micrograms per cubic meter | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 30.08 micrograms per cubic meter | 30.59 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.5183 micrograms per cubic meter | Peru |
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, Bhutan or Peru?
- Peru, at 31.09 micrograms per cubic meter against 30.07 micrograms per cubic meter in Bhutan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Bhutan and Peru?
- 1.02 micrograms per cubic meter, with Peru ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Peru?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Bhutan and Peru rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Bhutan ranks 49th and Peru ranks 47th 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.