Guyana vs Malawi: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Guyana
16.95 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Malawi
16.72 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Guyana rank
101st
Malawi rank
104th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Guyana
- Malawi
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 16.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.72 micrograms per cubic meter in Malawi, a difference of 0.23 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guyana ahead.
Guyana ranks 101st and Malawi ranks 104th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guyana averaged higher in 3 and Malawi in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guyana | Malawi | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.55 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.41 micrograms per cubic meter | 7.14 micrograms per cubic meter | Guyana |
| 2000s | 21.98 micrograms per cubic meter | 19.67 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.31 micrograms per cubic meter | Guyana |
| 2010s | 17.15 micrograms per cubic meter | 18.4 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.25 micrograms per cubic meter | Malawi |
| 2020s | 17.32 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.24 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.0792 micrograms per cubic meter | Guyana |
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, Guyana or Malawi?
- Guyana, at 16.95 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.72 micrograms per cubic meter in Malawi as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Guyana and Malawi?
- 0.23 micrograms per cubic meter, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guyana and Malawi?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guyana and Malawi rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Guyana ranks 101st and Malawi ranks 104th 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.