Norway vs Sweden: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Norway
- Sweden
How they compare
Sweden currently reports 3.6% against 2.0% in Norway, a difference of 1.6%.
That makes Sweden's figure about 1.8 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 185th of 194 countries.
Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.5% | 6.3% | 25.2% | Norway |
| 2000s | 17.3% | 4.5% | 12.8% | Norway |
| 2010s | 7.1% | 4.0% | 3.1% | Norway |
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, Norway or Sweden?
- Sweden, at 3.6% against 2.0% in Norway as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Norway and Sweden?
- 1.6%, with Sweden ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Sweden?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Norway and Sweden rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Norway ranks 187th and Sweden ranks 185th 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.