Burkina Faso vs Gambia: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Burkina Faso
37.32 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Gambia
38.27 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Burkina Faso rank
28th
Gambia rank
25th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia
How they compare
Gambia currently reports 38.27 micrograms per cubic meter against 37.32 micrograms per cubic meter in Burkina Faso, a difference of 0.95 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Gambia ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Burkina Faso averaged higher in 3 and Gambia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Burkina Faso | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.91 micrograms per cubic meter | 41.35 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.45 micrograms per cubic meter | Gambia |
| 2000s | 42.99 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.38 micrograms per cubic meter | 4.61 micrograms per cubic meter | Burkina Faso |
| 2010s | 40.27 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.56 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.71 micrograms per cubic meter | Burkina Faso |
| 2020s | 38.74 micrograms per cubic meter | 37.57 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.16 micrograms per cubic meter | Burkina Faso |
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, Burkina Faso or Gambia?
- Gambia, at 38.27 micrograms per cubic meter against 37.32 micrograms per cubic meter in Burkina Faso as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 0.95 micrograms per cubic meter, with Gambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Burkina Faso and Gambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Burkina Faso and Gambia rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Burkina Faso ranks 28th and Gambia ranks 25th 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.