Ecuador vs Morocco: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita

Ecuador
18.61 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Morocco
18.72 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Ecuador rank
94th
Morocco rank
93rd

Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time

  • Ecuador
  • Morocco
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How they compare

Morocco currently reports 18.72 micrograms per cubic meter against 18.61 micrograms per cubic meter in Ecuador, a difference of 0.11 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 94th and Morocco ranks 93rd of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Ecuador averaged higher in 2 and Morocco in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Ecuador Morocco Difference Ahead
1990s 39.72 micrograms per cubic meter 15.99 micrograms per cubic meter 23.73 micrograms per cubic meter Ecuador
2000s 31.1 micrograms per cubic meter 18.9 micrograms per cubic meter 12.2 micrograms per cubic meter Ecuador
2010s 18.69 micrograms per cubic meter 18.98 micrograms per cubic meter 0.2901 micrograms per cubic meter Morocco
2020s 18.94 micrograms per cubic meter 19.15 micrograms per cubic meter 0.2104 micrograms per cubic meter Morocco

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, Ecuador or Morocco?
Morocco, at 18.72 micrograms per cubic meter against 18.61 micrograms per cubic meter in Ecuador as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Ecuador and Morocco?
0.11 micrograms per cubic meter, with Morocco ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Ecuador and Morocco?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Ecuador and Morocco rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
Ecuador ranks 94th and Morocco ranks 93rd 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

Indicator
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.