Chile vs Sierra Leone: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Chile

23.1 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Sierra Leone

22.46 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Chile rank

67th

Sierra Leone rank

69th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Chile
Sierra Leone

How they compare

Chile currently reports 23.1 micrograms per cubic meter against 22.46 micrograms per cubic meter in Sierra Leone, a difference of 0.6419 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Chile ahead.

Chile ranks 67th and Sierra Leone ranks 69th 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).