Algeria vs Malawi: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Algeria
16.54 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Malawi
16.72 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Algeria rank
106th
Malawi rank
104th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Algeria
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 16.72 micrograms per cubic meter against 16.54 micrograms per cubic meter in Algeria, a difference of 0.1817 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Malawi ahead.

Algeria ranks 106th and Malawi ranks 104th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator
Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017
Unit
micrograms per cubic meter
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
200 places, 6,800 data points, 1990–2023
Last refreshed

Population-weighted average level of exposure to concentrations of suspended particles measuring less than 2.5 microns in diameter. Exposure is measured in micrograms per cubic metre (µg/m³).