Lithuania vs Uruguay: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita

Lithuania
10.75 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Uruguay
10.85 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Lithuania rank
151st
Uruguay rank
149th

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

  • Lithuania
  • Uruguay
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How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 10.85 micrograms per cubic meter against 10.75 micrograms per cubic meter in Lithuania, a difference of 0.1 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Lithuania ahead.

Lithuania ranks 151st and Uruguay ranks 149th of 200 countries.

Lithuania has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lithuania Uruguay Difference Ahead
1990s 29.44 micrograms per cubic meter 13.07 micrograms per cubic meter 16.38 micrograms per cubic meter Lithuania
2000s 20.99 micrograms per cubic meter 12.53 micrograms per cubic meter 8.46 micrograms per cubic meter Lithuania
2010s 14.98 micrograms per cubic meter 11.41 micrograms per cubic meter 3.57 micrograms per cubic meter Lithuania
2020s 11.6 micrograms per cubic meter 11.43 micrograms per cubic meter 0.1698 micrograms per cubic meter Lithuania

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, Lithuania or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 10.85 micrograms per cubic meter against 10.75 micrograms per cubic meter in Lithuania as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Lithuania and Uruguay?
0.1 micrograms per cubic meter, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lithuania and Uruguay?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Lithuania and Uruguay rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
Lithuania ranks 151st and Uruguay ranks 149th 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.