Canada vs Fiji: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Canada
6.55 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Fiji
6.45 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Canada rank
179th
Fiji rank
180th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Canada
- Fiji
How they compare
Canada currently reports 6.55 micrograms per cubic meter against 6.45 micrograms per cubic meter in Fiji, a difference of 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 179th and Fiji ranks 180th of 200 countries.
Canada has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | Fiji | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.25 micrograms per cubic meter | 5.87 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.38 micrograms per cubic meter | Canada |
| 2000s | 8.33 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.97 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.36 micrograms per cubic meter | Canada |
| 2010s | 7.01 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.46 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.5499 micrograms per cubic meter | Canada |
| 2020s | 6.7 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.47 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.2334 micrograms per cubic meter | Canada |
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, Canada or Fiji?
- Canada, at 6.55 micrograms per cubic meter against 6.45 micrograms per cubic meter in Fiji as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Canada and Fiji?
- 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Fiji?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Canada and Fiji rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Canada ranks 179th and Fiji ranks 180th 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.