Iceland vs Portugal: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Iceland
- Portugal
How they compare
Portugal currently reports 16.0% against 10.3% in Iceland, a difference of 5.7%.
That makes Portugal's figure about 1.6 times Iceland's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, Portugal has been ahead every year.
Iceland ranks 183rd and Portugal ranks 182nd of 194 countries.
Portugal has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Portugal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 51.7% | 29.7% | Portugal |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 54.1% | 37.7% | Portugal |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 32.0% | 18.8% | Portugal |
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, Iceland or Portugal?
- Portugal, at 16.0% against 10.3% in Iceland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Iceland and Portugal?
- 5.7%, with Portugal ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Portugal?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Iceland and Portugal rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Iceland ranks 183rd and Portugal ranks 182nd 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.