Djibouti vs Gambia: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Djibouti
40.3 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Gambia
38.27 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Djibouti rank
22nd
Gambia rank
25th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Djibouti
- Gambia
How they compare
Djibouti currently reports 40.3 micrograms per cubic meter against 38.27 micrograms per cubic meter in Gambia, a difference of 2.03 micrograms per cubic meter.
That makes Djibouti's figure about 1.1 times Gambia's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Gambia ahead.
Djibouti ranks 22nd and Gambia ranks 25th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Djibouti averaged higher in 2 and Gambia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Djibouti | Gambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.88 micrograms per cubic meter | 41.35 micrograms per cubic meter | 4.47 micrograms per cubic meter | Gambia |
| 2000s | 38.13 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.38 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.2445 micrograms per cubic meter | Gambia |
| 2010s | 42.1 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.56 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.54 micrograms per cubic meter | Djibouti |
| 2020s | 38.85 micrograms per cubic meter | 37.57 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.28 micrograms per cubic meter | Djibouti |
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, Djibouti or Gambia?
- Djibouti, at 40.3 micrograms per cubic meter against 38.27 micrograms per cubic meter in Gambia as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Djibouti and Gambia?
- 2.03 micrograms per cubic meter, with Djibouti ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and Gambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Djibouti and Gambia rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Djibouti ranks 22nd 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.