Colombia vs Costa Rica: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Colombia
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 58.4% against 57.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Colombia ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 135th of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 81.1% | 93.2% | 12.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 82.6% | 93.6% | 11.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 73.2% | 79.5% | 6.3% | Costa Rica |
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, Colombia or Costa Rica?
- Colombia, at 58.4% against 57.7% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 0.7%, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Colombia and Costa Rica rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Colombia ranks 134th and Costa Rica ranks 135th 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-3 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 3 (IT-3) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 15 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.