Syria vs Uzbekistan: Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita
Syria
32.06 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Uzbekistan
32.77 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Syria rank
42nd
Uzbekistan rank
39th
Exposure to PM2.5 air pollution vs. GDP per capita over time
- Syria
- Uzbekistan
How they compare
Uzbekistan currently reports 32.77 micrograms per cubic meter against 32.06 micrograms per cubic meter in Syria, a difference of 0.71 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Uzbekistan ahead.
Syria ranks 42nd and Uzbekistan ranks 39th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Syria averaged higher in 1 and Uzbekistan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Syria | Uzbekistan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.65 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.19 micrograms per cubic meter | 7.54 micrograms per cubic meter | Uzbekistan |
| 2000s | 30.62 micrograms per cubic meter | 34.1 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.48 micrograms per cubic meter | Uzbekistan |
| 2010s | 32.72 micrograms per cubic meter | 31.97 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.7486 micrograms per cubic meter | Syria |
| 2020s | 32.39 micrograms per cubic meter | 33.06 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.6633 micrograms per cubic meter | Uzbekistan |
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, Syria or Uzbekistan?
- Uzbekistan, at 32.77 micrograms per cubic meter against 32.06 micrograms per cubic meter in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita between Syria and Uzbekistan?
- 0.71 micrograms per cubic meter, with Uzbekistan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Syria and Uzbekistan?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Syria and Uzbekistan rank globally for exposure to pm2.5 air pollution vs. gdp per capita?
- Syria ranks 42nd and Uzbekistan ranks 39th 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.