Iceland vs Puerto Rico: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Iceland
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 10.3% against 3.7% in Puerto Rico, a difference of 6.6%.
That makes Iceland's figure about 2.8 times Puerto Rico's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 183rd and Puerto Rico ranks 184th of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 1 and Puerto Rico in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 22.0% | 1.8% | 20.2% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 16.4% | 62.8% | 46.4% | Puerto Rico |
| 2010s | 13.2% | 31.2% | 18.0% | Puerto Rico |
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 Puerto Rico?
- Iceland, at 10.3% against 3.7% in Puerto Rico as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Iceland and Puerto Rico?
- 6.6%, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Puerto Rico?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Iceland and Puerto Rico rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Iceland ranks 183rd and Puerto Rico ranks 184th 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.