Brazil vs Lao People's Democratic Republic: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Brazil
2.0%
in 2017
Lao People's Democratic Republic
4.1%
in 2017
Brazil rank
72nd
Lao People's Democratic Republic rank
69th

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

  • Brazil
  • Lao People's Democratic Republic
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How they compare

Lao People's Democratic Republic currently reports 4.1% against 2.0% in Brazil, a difference of 2.1%.

That makes Lao People's Democratic Republic's figure about 2.0 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 72nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 1 and Lao People's Democratic Republic in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Lao People's Democratic Republic Difference Ahead
1990s 3.2% 1.7% 1.5% Brazil
2000s 3.7% 14.4% 10.7% Lao People's Democratic Republic
2010s 3.0% 17.8% 14.8% Lao People's Democratic Republic

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, Brazil or Lao People's Democratic Republic?
Lao People's Democratic Republic, at 4.1% against 2.0% in Brazil as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Brazil and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
2.1%, with Lao People's Democratic Republic ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Lao People's Democratic Republic?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Brazil and Lao People's Democratic Republic rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Brazil ranks 72nd and Lao People's Democratic Republic ranks 69th 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.