Cook Islands vs Western Sahara: Long run air pollution

Cook Islands
616.51
in 2022
Western Sahara
571.23
in 2022
Cook Islands rank
207th
Western Sahara rank
209th

Long run air pollution over time

  • Cook Islands
  • Western Sahara
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How they compare

Cook Islands currently reports 616.51 against 571.23 in Western Sahara, a difference of 45.28.

That makes Cook Islands's figure about 1.1 times Western Sahara's.

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

Cook Islands ranks 207th and Western Sahara ranks 209th of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Cook Islands averaged higher in 24 and Western Sahara in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Cook Islands Western Sahara Difference Ahead
1750s 0.6277 0.3601 0.2676 Cook Islands
1760s 0.6605 0.3613 0.2992 Cook Islands
1770s 0.6949 0.3624 0.3325 Cook Islands
1780s 0.731 0.3636 0.3675 Cook Islands
1790s 0.7689 0.3647 0.4042 Cook Islands
1800s 0.8179 0.3711 0.4468 Cook Islands
1810s 0.8825 0.3847 0.4978 Cook Islands
1820s 0.9529 0.3996 0.5533 Cook Islands
1830s 1.03 0.4146 0.6134 Cook Islands
1840s 1.11 0.4298 0.6782 Cook Islands
1850s 1.19 0.445 0.7481 Cook Islands
1860s 1.29 0.4719 0.8179 Cook Islands
1870s 1.4 0.5169 0.8829 Cook Islands
1880s 1.52 0.5582 0.9572 Cook Islands
1890s 1.66 0.601 1.06 Cook Islands
1900s 3.93 0.6504 3.28 Cook Islands
1910s 8.94 1.02 7.91 Cook Islands
1920s 14.34 2.24 12.1 Cook Islands
1930s 20.09 4.95 15.14 Cook Islands
1940s 25.9 12.26 13.63 Cook Islands
1950s 34.85 28.13 6.72 Cook Islands
1960s 54.33 65.72 11.39 Western Sahara
1970s 235.51 138.47 97.04 Cook Islands
1980s 598.69 282.06 316.63 Cook Islands
1990s 676.49 594.03 82.46 Cook Islands
2000s 701.93 931.3 229.37 Western Sahara
2010s 702.73 751.48 48.75 Western Sahara
2020s 602.08 615.46 13.38 Western Sahara

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Cook Islands or Western Sahara?
Cook Islands, at 616.51 against 571.23 in Western Sahara as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Cook Islands and Western Sahara?
45.28, with Cook Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Cook Islands and Western Sahara?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Cook Islands and Western Sahara rank globally for long run air pollution?
Cook Islands ranks 207th and Western Sahara ranks 209th 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