Panama vs Sao Tome and Principe: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita

Panama
15.12 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe
15.12 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Panama rank
117th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
118th

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

  • Panama
  • Sao Tome and Principe
05101520199020062023

How they compare

Panama currently reports 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter against 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter in Sao Tome and Principe, a difference of 0 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Panama ahead.

Panama ranks 117th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th of 200 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Panama averaged higher in 3 and Sao Tome and Principe in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Panama Sao Tome and Principe Difference Ahead
1990s 18.53 micrograms per cubic meter 15.28 micrograms per cubic meter 3.25 micrograms per cubic meter Panama
2000s 17.11 micrograms per cubic meter 14.87 micrograms per cubic meter 2.24 micrograms per cubic meter Panama
2010s 15.56 micrograms per cubic meter 15.02 micrograms per cubic meter 0.5429 micrograms per cubic meter Panama
2020s 15.07 micrograms per cubic meter 15.2 micrograms per cubic meter 0.1281 micrograms per cubic meter Sao Tome and Principe

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, Panama or Sao Tome and Principe?
Panama, at 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter against 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter in Sao Tome and Principe as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
0 micrograms per cubic meter, with Panama ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Panama and Sao Tome and Principe?
34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Panama and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
Panama ranks 117th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th 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.