Denmark vs Sri Lanka: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Denmark
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Denmark currently reports 56.9% against 45.5% in Sri Lanka, a difference of 11.4%.
That makes Denmark's figure about 1.2 times Sri Lanka's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Denmark ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 175th of 194 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Denmark | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 99.8% | 100.0% | 0.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 97.6% | 100.0% | 2.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 78.9% | 89.3% | 10.4% | Sri Lanka |
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, Denmark or Sri Lanka?
- Denmark, at 56.9% against 45.5% in Sri Lanka as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 11.4%, with Denmark ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Sri Lanka?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Denmark and Sri Lanka rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Denmark ranks 173rd and Sri Lanka ranks 175th 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.