Cameroon vs India: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Cameroon
55.6 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
India
54.05 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Cameroon rank
10th
India rank
11th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Cameroon
- India
How they compare
Cameroon currently reports 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter against 54.05 micrograms per cubic meter in India, a difference of 1.55 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Cameroon ahead.
Cameroon ranks 10th and India ranks 11th of 200 countries.
Cameroon has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Cameroon | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.88 micrograms per cubic meter | 49.91 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.97 micrograms per cubic meter | Cameroon |
| 2000s | 52.43 micrograms per cubic meter | 50.94 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.49 micrograms per cubic meter | Cameroon |
| 2010s | 55.01 micrograms per cubic meter | 53.5 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.51 micrograms per cubic meter | Cameroon |
| 2020s | 54.71 micrograms per cubic meter | 53.13 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.58 micrograms per cubic meter | Cameroon |
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, Cameroon or India?
- Cameroon, at 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter against 54.05 micrograms per cubic meter in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Cameroon and India?
- 1.55 micrograms per cubic meter, with Cameroon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Cameroon and India?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Cameroon and India rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Cameroon ranks 10th and India ranks 11th 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.