El Salvador vs Papua New Guinea: Long run air pollution

El Salvador
62,839
in 2022
Papua New Guinea
61,833
in 2022
El Salvador rank
115th
Papua New Guinea rank
118th

Long run air pollution over time

  • El Salvador
  • Papua New Guinea
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k175018862022

How they compare

El Salvador currently reports 62,839 against 61,833 in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 1,006.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

El Salvador ranks 115th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 216 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, El Salvador averaged higher in 23 and Papua New Guinea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade El Salvador Papua New Guinea Difference Ahead
1750s 24.24 33.74 9.5 Papua New Guinea
1760s 25.31 34.36 9.05 Papua New Guinea
1770s 28.01 35 6.99 Papua New Guinea
1780s 32.44 35.65 3.21 Papua New Guinea
1790s 36.82 36.3 0.5113 El Salvador
1800s 41.43 37.17 4.25 El Salvador
1810s 46.42 39.48 6.94 El Salvador
1820s 52.94 43.42 9.52 El Salvador
1830s 61.32 47.74 13.58 El Salvador
1840s 69.81 52.48 17.33 El Salvador
1850s 81.14 62.86 18.28 El Salvador
1860s 99.44 81.35 18.08 El Salvador
1870s 125.28 102.58 22.7 El Salvador
1880s 160.43 130.62 29.81 El Salvador
1890s 209.02 160.56 48.46 El Salvador
1900s 436.2 227.99 208.2 El Salvador
1910s 964.59 363.02 601.57 El Salvador
1920s 1,634 465.72 1,168 El Salvador
1930s 2,326 528.47 1,797 El Salvador
1940s 3,056 553.65 2,502 El Salvador
1950s 8,795 1,621 7,174 El Salvador
1960s 15,991 2,980 13,011 El Salvador
1970s 27,762 11,525 16,237 El Salvador
1980s 27,261 20,597 6,664 El Salvador
1990s 51,907 29,669 22,238 El Salvador
2000s 73,233 53,788 19,444 El Salvador
2010s 67,329 56,812 10,517 El Salvador
2020s 59,704 60,352 648.7 Papua New Guinea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, El Salvador or Papua New Guinea?
El Salvador, at 62,839 against 61,833 in Papua New Guinea as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
1,006, with El Salvador ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for El Salvador and Papua New Guinea?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do El Salvador and Papua New Guinea rank globally for long run air pollution?
El Salvador ranks 115th and Papua New Guinea ranks 118th of 216 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