Benin vs Bhutan: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Benin
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 54.9% against 45.2% in Benin, a difference of 9.7%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 1.2 times Benin's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Benin ranks 47th and Bhutan ranks 44th of 194 countries.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Benin | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.3% | 67.3% | 26.0% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 39.4% | 66.3% | 26.9% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 39.1% | 63.8% | 24.7% | Bhutan |
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, Benin or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 54.9% against 45.2% in Benin as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Benin and Bhutan?
- 9.7%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Benin and Bhutan?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Benin and Bhutan rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Benin ranks 47th and Bhutan ranks 44th 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
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.