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Cameroon vs Iraq: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Cameroon
55.6 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Iraq
49.47 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Cameroon rank
10th
Iraq rank
13th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Cameroon
  • Iraq
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How they compare

Cameroon currently reports 55.6 micrograms per cubic meter against 49.47 micrograms per cubic meter in Iraq, a difference of 6.13 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Cameroon's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.

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

Cameroon ranks 10th and Iraq ranks 13th 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).