Guinea vs Lesotho: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita

Guinea
27.26 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Lesotho
26.44 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Guinea rank
56th
Lesotho rank
58th

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

  • Guinea
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Guinea currently reports 27.26 micrograms per cubic meter against 26.44 micrograms per cubic meter in Lesotho, a difference of 0.82 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea ahead.

Guinea ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 58th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 29.98 micrograms per cubic meter 30.15 micrograms per cubic meter 0.1701 micrograms per cubic meter Lesotho
2000s 29.28 micrograms per cubic meter 28.08 micrograms per cubic meter 1.2 micrograms per cubic meter Guinea
2010s 28.88 micrograms per cubic meter 27.64 micrograms per cubic meter 1.24 micrograms per cubic meter Guinea
2020s 27.3 micrograms per cubic meter 27.85 micrograms per cubic meter 0.5547 micrograms per cubic meter Lesotho

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, Guinea or Lesotho?
Guinea, at 27.26 micrograms per cubic meter against 26.44 micrograms per cubic meter in Lesotho as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Guinea and Lesotho?
0.82 micrograms per cubic meter, with Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Lesotho?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Guinea and Lesotho rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
Guinea ranks 56th and Lesotho ranks 58th 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.