Cape Verde vs Maldives: Long run air pollution

Cape Verde
16,204
in 2022
Maldives
12,723
in 2022
Cape Verde rank
169th
Maldives rank
172nd

Long run air pollution over time

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

How they compare

Cape Verde currently reports 16,204 against 12,723 in Maldives, a difference of 3,481.

That makes Cape Verde's figure about 1.3 times Maldives's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Cape Verde ahead.

Cape Verde ranks 169th and Maldives ranks 172nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Cape Verde averaged higher in 19 and Maldives in 9.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cape Verde Maldives Difference Ahead
1750s 7.11 0.3546 6.76 Cape Verde
1760s 7.12 0.3605 6.76 Cape Verde
1770s 7.14 0.3665 6.77 Cape Verde
1780s 7.15 0.3725 6.77 Cape Verde
1790s 7.15 0.3785 6.78 Cape Verde
1800s 7.2 0.3846 6.81 Cape Verde
1810s 7.3 0.3966 6.9 Cape Verde
1820s 7.42 0.4162 7.01 Cape Verde
1830s 7.55 0.4366 7.11 Cape Verde
1840s 7.67 0.4579 7.21 Cape Verde
1850s 7.73 0.5519 7.18 Cape Verde
1860s 7.48 0.7802 6.7 Cape Verde
1870s 8.23 1.1 7.13 Cape Verde
1880s 9.21 1.56 7.65 Cape Verde
1890s 10.11 2.07 8.04 Cape Verde
1900s 12.5 9.39 3.11 Cape Verde
1910s 15.31 28.7 13.38 Maldives
1920s 20.3 57.96 37.66 Maldives
1930s 28.06 101.72 73.65 Maldives
1940s 41.14 166.79 125.66 Maldives
1950s 144.48 249.82 105.35 Maldives
1960s 200.41 350.89 150.48 Maldives
1970s 13,913 482.96 13,430 Cape Verde
1980s 1,257 1,231 26.14 Cape Verde
1990s 1,224 4,321 3,097 Maldives
2000s 4,987 10,397 5,410 Maldives
2010s 12,015 12,589 574.01 Maldives
2020s 15,079 12,528 2,551 Cape Verde

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Cape Verde or Maldives?
Cape Verde, at 16,204 against 12,723 in Maldives as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Cape Verde and Maldives?
3,481, with Cape Verde ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cape Verde and Maldives?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Cape Verde and Maldives rank globally for long run air pollution?
Cape Verde ranks 169th and Maldives ranks 172nd 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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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