Bulgaria vs Ukraine: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Bulgaria
- Ukraine
How they compare
Ukraine currently reports 8.5% against 7.1% in Bulgaria, a difference of 1.4%.
That makes Ukraine's figure about 1.2 times Bulgaria's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ukraine ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 101st and Ukraine ranks 98th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Ukraine in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Ukraine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 57.9% | 62.6% | 4.8% | Ukraine |
| 2000s | 33.6% | 35.4% | 1.8% | Ukraine |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.2% | 0.4% | Bulgaria |
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, Bulgaria or Ukraine?
- Ukraine, at 8.5% against 7.1% in Bulgaria as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 1.4%, with Ukraine ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Ukraine?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Ukraine rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Bulgaria ranks 101st and Ukraine ranks 98th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017, published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 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 2 (IT-2) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 25 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.