Botswana vs Brazil: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Botswana
13.24 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Brazil
13.38 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Botswana rank
134th
Brazil rank
133rd
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Botswana
- Brazil
How they compare
Brazil currently reports 13.38 micrograms per cubic meter against 13.24 micrograms per cubic meter in Botswana, a difference of 0.14 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.
Botswana ranks 134th and Brazil ranks 133rd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 1 and Brazil in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Brazil | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.18 micrograms per cubic meter | 26.77 micrograms per cubic meter | 9.58 micrograms per cubic meter | Brazil |
| 2000s | 17.4 micrograms per cubic meter | 22.3 micrograms per cubic meter | 4.9 micrograms per cubic meter | Brazil |
| 2010s | 15.89 micrograms per cubic meter | 13.85 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.04 micrograms per cubic meter | Botswana |
| 2020s | 13.48 micrograms per cubic meter | 13.92 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.4378 micrograms per cubic meter | Brazil |
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, Botswana or Brazil?
- Brazil, at 13.38 micrograms per cubic meter against 13.24 micrograms per cubic meter in Botswana as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Botswana and Brazil?
- 0.14 micrograms per cubic meter, with Brazil ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Brazil?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Brazil rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Botswana ranks 134th and Brazil ranks 133rd 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.