Equatorial Guinea vs Mongolia: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Equatorial Guinea
42.22 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Mongolia
42.69 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Mongolia rank
19th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Equatorial Guinea
- Mongolia
How they compare
Mongolia currently reports 42.69 micrograms per cubic meter against 42.22 micrograms per cubic meter in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.47 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.
Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Mongolia ranks 19th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Equatorial Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Mongolia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Equatorial Guinea | Mongolia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 40.49 micrograms per cubic meter | 25.89 micrograms per cubic meter | 14.6 micrograms per cubic meter | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2000s | 36.37 micrograms per cubic meter | 35.14 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.22 micrograms per cubic meter | Equatorial Guinea |
| 2010s | 38.08 micrograms per cubic meter | 44.07 micrograms per cubic meter | 5.99 micrograms per cubic meter | Mongolia |
| 2020s | 42.09 micrograms per cubic meter | 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.06 micrograms per cubic meter | Mongolia |
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, Equatorial Guinea or Mongolia?
- Mongolia, at 42.69 micrograms per cubic meter against 42.22 micrograms per cubic meter in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Equatorial Guinea and Mongolia?
- 0.47 micrograms per cubic meter, with Mongolia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Equatorial Guinea and Mongolia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Equatorial Guinea and Mongolia rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Mongolia ranks 19th 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.