Kuwait vs Nigeria: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Kuwait
62.35 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Nigeria
65.74 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Kuwait rank
6th
Nigeria rank
4th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kuwait
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter against 62.35 micrograms per cubic meter in Kuwait, a difference of 3.39 micrograms per cubic meter.
That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Kuwait's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.
Kuwait ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kuwait averaged higher in 2 and Nigeria in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kuwait | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.74 micrograms per cubic meter | 64.85 micrograms per cubic meter | 9.1 micrograms per cubic meter | Nigeria |
| 2000s | 61.98 micrograms per cubic meter | 61.6 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3738 micrograms per cubic meter | Kuwait |
| 2010s | 61.62 micrograms per cubic meter | 61.26 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3573 micrograms per cubic meter | Kuwait |
| 2020s | 63.86 micrograms per cubic meter | 65.95 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.09 micrograms per cubic meter | Nigeria |
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, Kuwait or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter against 62.35 micrograms per cubic meter in Kuwait as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 3.39 micrograms per cubic meter, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kuwait and Nigeria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kuwait and Nigeria rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Kuwait ranks 6th and Nigeria ranks 4th 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.