Bangladesh vs India: Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)
Bangladesh
43.85
in 2023
India
42.5
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
12th
India rank
15th
Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) over time
- Bangladesh
- India
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 43.85 against 42.5 in India, a difference of 1.35.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was India ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 12th and India ranks 15th of 254 countries.
Across the 2 decades both report, Bangladesh averaged higher in 1 and India in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | India | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 54.39 | 55.15 | 0.7611 | India |
| 2020s | 43.09 | 43.08 | 0.0184 | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), Bangladesh or India?
- Bangladesh, at 43.85 against 42.5 in India as of 2023.
- What is the difference in annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted) between Bangladesh and India?
- 1.35, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and India?
- 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
- How do Bangladesh and India rank globally for annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted)?
- Bangladesh ranks 12th and India ranks 15th of 254 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.