Mali vs Rwanda: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita

Mali
35.52 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Rwanda
36.01 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Mali rank
33rd
Rwanda rank
30th

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

  • Mali
  • Rwanda
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How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 36.01 micrograms per cubic meter against 35.52 micrograms per cubic meter in Mali, a difference of 0.49 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mali ahead.

Mali ranks 33rd and Rwanda ranks 30th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Mali averaged higher in 1 and Rwanda in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Mali Rwanda Difference Ahead
1990s 35.39 micrograms per cubic meter 38.06 micrograms per cubic meter 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter Rwanda
2000s 37.77 micrograms per cubic meter 37.86 micrograms per cubic meter 0.0942 micrograms per cubic meter Rwanda
2010s 39.76 micrograms per cubic meter 38.09 micrograms per cubic meter 1.67 micrograms per cubic meter Mali
2020s 35.6 micrograms per cubic meter 36.91 micrograms per cubic meter 1.3 micrograms per cubic meter Rwanda

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, Mali or Rwanda?
Rwanda, at 36.01 micrograms per cubic meter against 35.52 micrograms per cubic meter in Mali as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Mali and Rwanda?
0.49 micrograms per cubic meter, with Rwanda ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Mali and Rwanda?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Mali and Rwanda rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
Mali ranks 33rd and Rwanda ranks 30th 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.