Namibia vs Ukraine: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita

Namibia
14.23 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Ukraine
14.85 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Namibia rank
124th
Ukraine rank
121st

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

  • Namibia
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Ukraine currently reports 14.85 micrograms per cubic meter against 14.23 micrograms per cubic meter in Namibia, a difference of 0.62 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ukraine ahead.

Namibia ranks 124th and Ukraine ranks 121st of 200 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Ukraine Difference Ahead
1990s 16.36 micrograms per cubic meter 33.89 micrograms per cubic meter 17.53 micrograms per cubic meter Ukraine
2000s 17.14 micrograms per cubic meter 24.65 micrograms per cubic meter 7.51 micrograms per cubic meter Ukraine
2010s 16.87 micrograms per cubic meter 18.29 micrograms per cubic meter 1.41 micrograms per cubic meter Ukraine
2020s 14.95 micrograms per cubic meter 15.15 micrograms per cubic meter 0.198 micrograms per cubic meter Ukraine

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, Namibia or Ukraine?
Ukraine, at 14.85 micrograms per cubic meter against 14.23 micrograms per cubic meter in Namibia as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Namibia and Ukraine?
0.62 micrograms per cubic meter, with Ukraine ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Ukraine?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Namibia and Ukraine rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
Namibia ranks 124th and Ukraine ranks 121st 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.