Bulgaria vs Costa Rica: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Bulgaria
- Costa Rica
How they compare
Bulgaria currently reports 99.9% against 99.7% in Costa Rica, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Bulgaria ranks 137th and Costa Rica ranks 140th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Bulgaria averaged higher in 1 and Costa Rica in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bulgaria | Costa Rica | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 0.0% | Bulgaria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who, Bulgaria or Costa Rica?
- Bulgaria, at 99.9% against 99.7% in Costa Rica as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 0.2%, with Bulgaria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bulgaria and Costa Rica?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Bulgaria and Costa Rica rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Bulgaria ranks 137th and Costa Rica ranks 140th 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 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.