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
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
GDP per capita is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.