Chad vs Senegal: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Chad
42.96 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Senegal
41.65 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Chad rank
18th
Senegal rank
21st
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Chad
- Senegal
How they compare
Chad currently reports 42.96 micrograms per cubic meter against 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter in Senegal, a difference of 1.31 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Senegal ahead.
Chad ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 21st of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Chad averaged higher in 3 and Senegal in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Chad | Senegal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.06 micrograms per cubic meter | 46.28 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.22 micrograms per cubic meter | Senegal |
| 2000s | 44.67 micrograms per cubic meter | 41.61 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.07 micrograms per cubic meter | Chad |
| 2010s | 45.36 micrograms per cubic meter | 41.95 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.42 micrograms per cubic meter | Chad |
| 2020s | 41.77 micrograms per cubic meter | 41 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.7669 micrograms per cubic meter | Chad |
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, Chad or Senegal?
- Chad, at 42.96 micrograms per cubic meter against 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter in Senegal as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Chad and Senegal?
- 1.31 micrograms per cubic meter, with Chad ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Chad and Senegal?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Chad and Senegal rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Chad ranks 18th and Senegal ranks 21st 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.