Switzerland vs United Kingdom: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding … total
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding … total over time
- Switzerland
- United Kingdom
How they compare
United Kingdom currently reports 66.5% against 49.3% in Switzerland, a difference of 17.2%.
That makes United Kingdom's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.
Switzerland ranks 174th and United Kingdom ranks 172nd of 194 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Switzerland averaged higher in 2 and United Kingdom in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | United Kingdom | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 95.8% | 90.4% | 5.4% | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 93.2% | 88.5% | 4.7% | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 77.0% | 77.8% | 0.8% | United Kingdom |
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, Switzerland or United Kingdom?
- United Kingdom, at 66.5% against 49.3% in Switzerland as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 17.2%, with United Kingdom ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and United Kingdom?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Switzerland and United Kingdom rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Switzerland ranks 174th and United Kingdom ranks 172nd 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.