Guinea-Bissau vs Syria: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Guinea-Bissau
32.29 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Syria
32.06 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Guinea-Bissau rank
41st
Syria rank
42nd
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time
- Guinea-Bissau
- Syria
How they compare
Guinea-Bissau currently reports 32.29 micrograms per cubic meter against 32.06 micrograms per cubic meter in Syria, a difference of 0.23 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guinea-Bissau ahead.
Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st and Syria ranks 42nd of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Guinea-Bissau averaged higher in 3 and Syria in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Guinea-Bissau | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.71 micrograms per cubic meter | 30.65 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.05 micrograms per cubic meter | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2000s | 33.93 micrograms per cubic meter | 30.62 micrograms per cubic meter | 3.31 micrograms per cubic meter | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2010s | 33.35 micrograms per cubic meter | 32.72 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.6263 micrograms per cubic meter | Guinea-Bissau |
| 2020s | 32.06 micrograms per cubic meter | 32.39 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.3357 micrograms per cubic meter | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution, Guinea-Bissau or Syria?
- Guinea-Bissau, at 32.29 micrograms per cubic meter against 32.06 micrograms per cubic meter in Syria as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution between Guinea-Bissau and Syria?
- 0.23 micrograms per cubic meter, with Guinea-Bissau ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea-Bissau and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Guinea-Bissau and Syria rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
- Guinea-Bissau ranks 41st and Syria ranks 42nd 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.