Guinea vs Republic of Korea: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Guinea
52.1%
in 2017
Republic of Korea
53.0%
in 2017
Guinea rank
77th
Republic of Korea rank
76th

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

  • Guinea
  • Republic of Korea
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 53.0% against 52.1% in Guinea, a difference of 0.9%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Guinea ranks 77th and Republic of Korea ranks 76th of 194 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Guinea Republic of Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 45.1% 96.3% 51.2% Republic of Korea
2000s 30.1% 97.3% 67.3% Republic of Korea
2010s 31.6% 80.7% 49.1% Republic of Korea

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, Guinea or Republic of Korea?
Republic of Korea, at 53.0% against 52.1% in Guinea as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Guinea and Republic of Korea?
0.9%, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Guinea and Republic of Korea?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Guinea and Republic of Korea rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Guinea ranks 77th and Republic of Korea ranks 76th 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

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-2 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Brauer, M. et al. 2017, for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017
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 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.