Papua New Guinea vs Switzerland: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time
- Papua New Guinea
- Switzerland
How they compare
Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.1% against 1.4% in Switzerland, a difference of 1.7%.
That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 2.2 times Switzerland's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Papua New Guinea has been ahead every year.
Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 160th of 194 countries.
Papua New Guinea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Papua New Guinea | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 33.0% | 27.5% | 5.6% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2000s | 30.9% | 15.2% | 15.7% | Papua New Guinea |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 6.4% | 17.3% | Papua New Guinea |
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, Papua New Guinea or Switzerland?
- Papua New Guinea, at 3.1% against 1.4% in Switzerland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 1.7%, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Switzerland?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Papua New Guinea and Switzerland rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 158th and Switzerland ranks 160th 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.