Lesotho vs Maldives: Long run air pollution

Lesotho
12,414
in 2022
Maldives
12,723
in 2022
Lesotho rank
173rd
Maldives rank
172nd

Long run air pollution over time

  • Lesotho
  • Maldives
05.0k10.0k15.0k175018862022

How they compare

Maldives currently reports 12,723 against 12,414 in Lesotho, a difference of 309.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 273 shared years of data; in 1750 it was Lesotho ahead.

Lesotho ranks 173rd and Maldives ranks 172nd of 220 countries.

Across the 28 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 24 and Maldives in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Maldives Difference Ahead
1750s 9.04 0.3546 8.68 Lesotho
1760s 10.04 0.3605 9.68 Lesotho
1770s 11.16 0.3665 10.79 Lesotho
1780s 12.4 0.3725 12.02 Lesotho
1790s 13.77 0.3785 13.39 Lesotho
1800s 15.39 0.3846 15.01 Lesotho
1810s 17.98 0.3966 17.59 Lesotho
1820s 21.85 0.4162 21.44 Lesotho
1830s 26.55 0.4366 26.12 Lesotho
1840s 32.26 0.4579 31.8 Lesotho
1850s 38.59 0.5519 38.04 Lesotho
1860s 47.08 0.7802 46.3 Lesotho
1870s 59.82 1.1 58.72 Lesotho
1880s 76.78 1.56 75.22 Lesotho
1890s 99.63 2.07 97.56 Lesotho
1900s 146.53 9.39 137.14 Lesotho
1910s 247.48 28.7 218.78 Lesotho
1920s 398.23 57.96 340.27 Lesotho
1930s 586.32 101.72 484.6 Lesotho
1940s 806.57 166.79 639.77 Lesotho
1950s 1,058 249.82 808.26 Lesotho
1960s 1,356 350.89 1,005 Lesotho
1970s 1,847 482.96 1,364 Lesotho
1980s 2,374 1,231 1,144 Lesotho
1990s 2,909 4,321 1,412 Maldives
2000s 5,073 10,397 5,325 Maldives
2010s 9,364 12,589 3,225 Maldives
2020s 11,702 12,528 825.93 Maldives

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher long run air pollution, Lesotho or Maldives?
Maldives, at 12,723 against 12,414 in Lesotho as of 2022.
What is the difference in long run air pollution between Lesotho and Maldives?
309, with Maldives ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Maldives?
273 years are reported by both, from 1750 to 2022.
How do Lesotho and Maldives rank globally for long run air pollution?
Lesotho ranks 173rd 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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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