Kyrgyzstan vs Zambia: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Kyrgyzstan
20.12 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Zambia
20.24 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Kyrgyzstan rank
84th
Zambia rank
81st
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Kyrgyzstan
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 20.24 micrograms per cubic meter against 20.12 micrograms per cubic meter in Kyrgyzstan, a difference of 0.12 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zambia ahead.
Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st of 200 countries.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kyrgyzstan | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.46 micrograms per cubic meter | 21.64 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.1836 micrograms per cubic meter | Zambia |
| 2000s | 22 micrograms per cubic meter | 23.1 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.1 micrograms per cubic meter | Zambia |
| 2010s | 21.04 micrograms per cubic meter | 21.96 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.9222 micrograms per cubic meter | Zambia |
| 2020s | 20.02 micrograms per cubic meter | 20.69 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.6747 micrograms per cubic meter | Zambia |
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, Kyrgyzstan or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 20.24 micrograms per cubic meter against 20.12 micrograms per cubic meter in Kyrgyzstan as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Kyrgyzstan and Zambia?
- 0.12 micrograms per cubic meter, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kyrgyzstan and Zambia?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Kyrgyzstan and Zambia rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Kyrgyzstan ranks 84th and Zambia ranks 81st 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.