Namibia vs Thailand: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Namibia
63.6%
in 2017
Thailand
67.1%
in 2017
Namibia rank
69th
Thailand rank
67th

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

  • Namibia
  • Thailand
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How they compare

Thailand currently reports 67.1% against 63.6% in Namibia, a difference of 3.5%.

That makes Thailand's figure about 1.1 times Namibia's.

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

Namibia ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 67th of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Namibia averaged higher in 1 and Thailand in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Namibia Thailand Difference Ahead
1990s 84.2% 83.0% 1.2% Namibia
2000s 75.5% 83.3% 7.8% Thailand
2010s 69.6% 77.1% 7.5% Thailand

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, Namibia or Thailand?
Thailand, at 67.1% against 63.6% in Namibia as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Namibia and Thailand?
3.5%, with Thailand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Namibia and Thailand?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Namibia and Thailand rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Namibia ranks 69th and Thailand ranks 67th 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.