Costa Rica vs Mexico: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Costa Rica
- Mexico
How they compare
Costa Rica currently reports 99.7% against 99.7% in Mexico, a difference of 0.0%.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Costa Rica has been ahead every year.
Costa Rica ranks 140th and Mexico ranks 142nd of 194 countries.
Costa Rica has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Mexico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 100.0% | 100.0% | 0.0% | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 100.0% | 99.9% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.8% | 0.1% | Costa Rica |
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, Costa Rica or Mexico?
- Costa Rica, at 99.7% against 99.7% in Mexico as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 0.0%, with Costa Rica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Mexico?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Costa Rica and Mexico rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Costa Rica ranks 140th and Mexico 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 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.
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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.