Belize vs Eswatini: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Belize
16.76 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Eswatini
16.75 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Belize rank
102nd
Eswatini rank
103rd
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time
- Belize
- Eswatini
How they compare
Belize currently reports 16.76 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.75 micrograms per cubic meter in Eswatini, a difference of 0.01 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 102nd and Eswatini ranks 103rd of 200 countries.
Eswatini has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.32 micrograms per cubic meter | 19.92 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.5993 micrograms per cubic meter | Eswatini |
| 2000s | 17.44 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.61 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.1766 micrograms per cubic meter | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 16.05 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.35 micrograms per cubic meter | 1.3 micrograms per cubic meter | Eswatini |
| 2020s | 17.19 micrograms per cubic meter | 17.44 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.2494 micrograms per cubic meter | Eswatini |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution, Belize or Eswatini?
- Belize, at 16.76 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.75 micrograms per cubic meter in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution between Belize and Eswatini?
- 0.01 micrograms per cubic meter, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Eswatini?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Belize and Eswatini rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
- Belize ranks 102nd and Eswatini ranks 103rd 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 Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The average level of exposure of the population to suspended particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and damaging health. This is measured in micrograms per cubic meter.