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

Bangladesh
69.25 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Qatar
107.76 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Bangladesh rank
3rd
Qatar rank
1st

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Bangladesh
  • Qatar
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How they compare

Qatar currently reports 107.76 micrograms per cubic meter against 69.25 micrograms per cubic meter in Bangladesh, a difference of 38.51 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Qatar's figure about 1.6 times Bangladesh's.

Across all 34 years both countries report, Qatar has been ahead every year.

Bangladesh ranks 3rd and Qatar ranks 1st 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).