Dominican Republic vs Romania: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Dominican Republic
29.3%
in 2017
Romania
42.3%
in 2017
Dominican Republic rank
144th
Romania rank
142nd

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

  • Dominican Republic
  • Romania
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How they compare

Romania currently reports 42.3% against 29.3% in Dominican Republic, a difference of 13.0%.

That makes Romania's figure about 1.4 times Dominican Republic's.

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

Dominican Republic ranks 144th and Romania ranks 142nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Dominican Republic averaged higher in 1 and Romania in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Dominican Republic Romania Difference Ahead
1990s 69.0% 84.5% 15.6% Romania
2000s 71.8% 69.3% 2.5% Dominican Republic
2010s 48.6% 52.4% 3.8% Romania

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, Dominican Republic or Romania?
Romania, at 42.3% against 29.3% in Dominican Republic as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Dominican Republic and Romania?
13.0%, with Romania ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Dominican Republic and Romania?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Dominican Republic and Romania rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Dominican Republic ranks 144th and Romania ranks 142nd 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

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-3 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
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 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.