Costa Rica vs Liberia: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Costa Rica
17.7 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Liberia
17.92 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Costa Rica rank
100th
Liberia rank
99th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Costa Rica
- Liberia
How they compare
Liberia currently reports 17.92 micrograms per cubic meter against 17.7 micrograms per cubic meter in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.22 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 99th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 3 and Liberia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Liberia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.15 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.63 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.52 micrograms per cubic meter | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 19.6 micrograms per cubic meter | 19.46 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.1384 micrograms per cubic meter | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 18.64 micrograms per cubic meter | 19.03 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3978 micrograms per cubic meter | Liberia |
| 2020s | 17.99 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.99 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.0051 micrograms per cubic meter | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Liberia?
- Liberia, at 17.92 micrograms per cubic meter against 17.7 micrograms per cubic meter in Costa Rica as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Costa Rica and Liberia?
- 0.22 micrograms per cubic meter, with Liberia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Liberia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Costa Rica and Liberia rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Costa Rica ranks 100th and Liberia ranks 99th 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.