Jamaica vs Uruguay: Long run air pollution

Jamaica
79,290
in 2022
Uruguay
83,677
in 2022
Jamaica rank
106th
Uruguay rank
103rd

Long run air pollution over time

  • Jamaica
  • Uruguay
025.0k50.0k75.0k100.0k175018862022

How they compare

Uruguay currently reports 83,677 against 79,290 in Jamaica, a difference of 4,387.

That makes Uruguay's figure about 1.1 times Jamaica's.

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

Jamaica ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 8 and Uruguay in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Uruguay Difference Ahead
1750s 65.28 65.74 0.4624 Uruguay
1760s 70.55 69.15 1.4 Jamaica
1770s 76.23 72.73 3.5 Jamaica
1780s 82.37 76.5 5.87 Jamaica
1790s 88.98 80.45 8.53 Jamaica
1800s 96.51 85.65 10.86 Jamaica
1810s 102.66 92.49 10.17 Jamaica
1820s 106.16 112.9 6.74 Uruguay
1830s 109.76 155.12 45.35 Uruguay
1840s 113.46 211.72 98.26 Uruguay
1850s 113.74 340.43 226.68 Uruguay
1860s 124.1 571.92 447.83 Uruguay
1870s 135.22 847.46 712.23 Uruguay
1880s 149.7 1,294 1,145 Uruguay
1890s 163.66 1,907 1,743 Uruguay
1900s 211.34 2,554 2,343 Uruguay
1910s 296.79 3,471 3,174 Uruguay
1920s 458.34 5,030 4,572 Uruguay
1930s 731.41 6,464 5,732 Uruguay
1940s 1,292 7,064 5,771 Uruguay
1950s 10,527 35,830 25,303 Uruguay
1960s 21,479 38,550 17,072 Uruguay
1970s 48,225 50,570 2,345 Uruguay
1980s 41,702 49,622 7,921 Uruguay
1990s 82,638 70,486 12,152 Jamaica
2000s 95,865 80,138 15,726 Jamaica
2010s 76,388 88,720 12,332 Uruguay
2020s 78,835 81,954 3,119 Uruguay

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Jamaica or Uruguay?
Uruguay, at 83,677 against 79,290 in Jamaica as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Jamaica and Uruguay?
4,387, with Uruguay ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Uruguay?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Jamaica and Uruguay rank globally for long run air pollution?
Jamaica ranks 106th and Uruguay ranks 103rd 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