Barbados vs Cape Verde: Long run air pollution

Barbados
17,001
in 2022
Cape Verde
16,204
in 2022
Barbados rank
167th
Cape Verde rank
169th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Barbados
  • Cape Verde
010.0k20.0k30.0k175018862022

How they compare

Barbados currently reports 17,001 against 16,204 in Cape Verde, a difference of 797.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Barbados ahead.

Barbados ranks 167th and Cape Verde ranks 169th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Barbados averaged higher in 27 and Cape Verde in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Barbados Cape Verde Difference Ahead
1750s 34.2 7.11 27.09 Barbados
1760s 36.97 7.12 29.84 Barbados
1770s 39.96 7.14 32.82 Barbados
1780s 43.18 7.15 36.03 Barbados
1790s 46.66 7.15 39.51 Barbados
1800s 50.51 7.2 43.31 Barbados
1810s 54.79 7.3 47.49 Barbados
1820s 59.43 7.42 52 Barbados
1830s 64.44 7.55 56.9 Barbados
1840s 69.87 7.67 62.2 Barbados
1850s 79.26 7.73 71.52 Barbados
1860s 99.22 7.48 91.75 Barbados
1870s 120.15 8.23 111.93 Barbados
1880s 136.84 9.21 127.63 Barbados
1890s 126.73 10.11 116.62 Barbados
1900s 247.94 12.5 235.44 Barbados
1910s 516.05 15.31 500.73 Barbados
1920s 771.76 20.3 751.46 Barbados
1930s 1,636 28.06 1,608 Barbados
1940s 2,199 41.14 2,158 Barbados
1950s 3,305 144.48 3,161 Barbados
1960s 3,256 200.41 3,056 Barbados
1970s 10,906 13,913 3,006 Cape Verde
1980s 8,572 1,257 7,315 Barbados
1990s 14,884 1,224 13,660 Barbados
2000s 14,868 4,987 9,881 Barbados
2010s 18,509 12,015 6,494 Barbados
2020s 16,673 15,079 1,594 Barbados

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Barbados or Cape Verde?
Barbados, at 17,001 against 16,204 in Cape Verde as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Barbados and Cape Verde?
797, with Barbados ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Barbados and Cape Verde?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Barbados and Cape Verde rank globally for long run air pollution?
Barbados ranks 167th and Cape Verde ranks 169th of 220 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Our World in Data, published as Long run air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
Long run air pollution
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
220 places, 60,060 data points, 1750–2022
Last refreshed