Argentina vs Lesotho: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Argentina
0.1%
in 2017
Lesotho
0.1%
in 2017
Argentina rank
88th
Lesotho rank
85th

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time

  • Argentina
  • Lesotho
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.1% against 0.1% in Argentina, a difference of 0.0%.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 2.3 times Argentina's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Argentina ahead.

Argentina ranks 88th and Lesotho ranks 85th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Argentina averaged higher in 2 and Lesotho in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Argentina Lesotho Difference Ahead
1990s 1.6% 0.4% 1.2% Argentina
2000s 1.7% 0.2% 1.6% Argentina
2010s 1.1% 2.1% 1.0% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim, Argentina or Lesotho?
Lesotho, at 0.1% against 0.1% in Argentina as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Argentina and Lesotho?
0.0%, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Argentina and Lesotho?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Argentina and Lesotho rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Argentina ranks 88th and Lesotho ranks 85th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,328 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.