Sierra Leone vs Palestine, State of: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Sierra Leone
22.46 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Palestine, State of
22.39 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Sierra Leone rank
69th
Palestine, State of rank
70th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sierra Leone
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Sierra Leone currently reports 22.46 micrograms per cubic meter against 22.39 micrograms per cubic meter in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.07 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Sierra Leone ranks 69th and Palestine, State of ranks 70th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Sierra Leone averaged higher in 2 and Palestine, State of in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sierra Leone | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.82 micrograms per cubic meter | 22.77 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.053 micrograms per cubic meter | Sierra Leone |
| 2000s | 23.1 micrograms per cubic meter | 23.41 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3169 micrograms per cubic meter | Palestine, State of |
| 2010s | 23.06 micrograms per cubic meter | 21.9 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.16 micrograms per cubic meter | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 22.22 micrograms per cubic meter | 22.54 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3191 micrograms per cubic meter | Palestine, State of |
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, Sierra Leone or Palestine, State of?
- Sierra Leone, at 22.46 micrograms per cubic meter against 22.39 micrograms per cubic meter in Palestine, State of as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?
- 0.07 micrograms per cubic meter, with Sierra Leone ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sierra Leone and Palestine, State of rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Sierra Leone ranks 69th and Palestine, State of ranks 70th 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.