Papua New Guinea vs Trinidad and Tobago: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Papua New Guinea
14.11 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Trinidad and Tobago
13.78 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Papua New Guinea rank
126th
Trinidad and Tobago rank
128th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Trinidad and Tobago
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 14.11 micrograms per cubic meter against 13.78 micrograms per cubic meter in Trinidad and Tobago, a difference of 0.33 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.
Papua New Guinea ranks 126th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 128th of 200 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Trinidad and Tobago | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.44 micrograms per cubic meter | 14.35 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.1 micrograms per cubic meter | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 14.59 micrograms per cubic meter | 14.27 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3245 micrograms per cubic meter | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 14.57 micrograms per cubic meter | 14.26 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3139 micrograms per cubic meter | Papua New Guinea |
| 2020s | 14.53 micrograms per cubic meter | 14.23 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.2989 micrograms per cubic meter | Papua New Guinea |
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, Papua New Guinea or Trinidad and Tobago?
- Papua New Guinea, at 14.11 micrograms per cubic meter against 13.78 micrograms per cubic meter in Trinidad and Tobago as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 0.33 micrograms per cubic meter, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Trinidad and Tobago rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 126th and Trinidad and Tobago ranks 128th 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.