Kazakhstan vs Sierra Leone: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Kazakhstan
1.4%
in 2017
Sierra Leone
1.9%
in 2017
Kazakhstan rank
119th
Sierra Leone rank
118th

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

  • Kazakhstan
  • Sierra Leone
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How they compare

Sierra Leone currently reports 1.9% against 1.4% in Kazakhstan, a difference of 0.5%.

That makes Sierra Leone's figure about 1.4 times Kazakhstan's.

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

Kazakhstan ranks 119th and Sierra Leone ranks 118th of 194 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Kazakhstan Sierra Leone Difference Ahead
1990s 3.1% 0.1% 2.9% Kazakhstan
2000s 2.6% 0.1% 2.5% Kazakhstan
2010s 2.3% 0.9% 1.3% Kazakhstan

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, Kazakhstan or Sierra Leone?
Sierra Leone, at 1.9% against 1.4% in Kazakhstan as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone?
0.5%, with Sierra Leone ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Kazakhstan and Sierra Leone rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Kazakhstan ranks 119th and Sierra Leone ranks 118th 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.