Sri Lanka vs Palestine, State of: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Sri Lanka
22.68 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Palestine, State of
22.39 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Sri Lanka rank
68th
Palestine, State of rank
70th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Sri Lanka
- Palestine, State of
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 22.68 micrograms per cubic meter against 22.39 micrograms per cubic meter in Palestine, State of, a difference of 0.29 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Sri Lanka ranks 68th and Palestine, State of ranks 70th of 200 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | Palestine, State of | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.77 micrograms per cubic meter | 22.77 micrograms per cubic meter | 10.01 micrograms per cubic meter | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 30.32 micrograms per cubic meter | 23.41 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.9 micrograms per cubic meter | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 25.77 micrograms per cubic meter | 21.9 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.87 micrograms per cubic meter | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 22.65 micrograms per cubic meter | 22.54 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.1127 micrograms per cubic meter | Sri Lanka |
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, Sri Lanka or Palestine, State of?
- Sri Lanka, at 22.68 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 Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of?
- 0.29 micrograms per cubic meter, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Sri Lanka and Palestine, State of rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Sri Lanka ranks 68th 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.