Iceland vs Tonga: PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure
PM2.5 air pollution, mean annual exposure over time
- Iceland
- Tonga
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 4.93 micrograms per cubic meter against 4.69 micrograms per cubic meter in Tonga, a difference of 0.2438 micrograms per cubic meter.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.1 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Globally, Iceland ranks 188th and Tonga ranks 190th of 200 countries.
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About this data
Population-weighted exposure to ambient PM2.5 pollution is defined as the average level of exposure of a nation's population to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in aerodynamic diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and causing severe health damage. Exposure is calculated by weighting mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 by population in both urban and rural areas.