Sao Tome and Principe vs Zimbabwe: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Sao Tome and Principe
15.12 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Zimbabwe
15.03 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Sao Tome and Principe rank
118th
Zimbabwe rank
119th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sao Tome and Principe
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter against 15.03 micrograms per cubic meter in Zimbabwe, a difference of 0.09 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th and Zimbabwe ranks 119th of 200 countries.
Zimbabwe has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sao Tome and Principe | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.28 micrograms per cubic meter | 16.06 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.7795 micrograms per cubic meter | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 14.87 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.74 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.87 micrograms per cubic meter | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 15.02 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.16 micrograms per cubic meter | 2.14 micrograms per cubic meter | Zimbabwe |
| 2020s | 15.2 micrograms per cubic meter | 15.31 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.1167 micrograms per cubic meter | Zimbabwe |
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, Sao Tome and Principe or Zimbabwe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 15.12 micrograms per cubic meter against 15.03 micrograms per cubic meter in Zimbabwe as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 0.09 micrograms per cubic meter, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sao Tome and Principe and Zimbabwe rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Sao Tome and Principe ranks 118th and Zimbabwe ranks 119th 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.