Bangladesh vs Nigeria: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Bangladesh

69.25 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Nigeria

65.74 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Bangladesh rank

3rd

Nigeria rank

4th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Bangladesh
Nigeria

How they compare

Bangladesh currently reports 69.25 micrograms per cubic meter against 65.74 micrograms per cubic meter in Nigeria, a difference of 3.51 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Nigeria ranks 4th 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: 07 August 2026

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).