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Democratic Republic of Congo vs Congo: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Democratic Republic of Congo
35.81 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Congo
36.54 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Democratic Republic of Congo rank
31st
Congo rank
29th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Congo
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How they compare

Congo currently reports 36.54 micrograms per cubic meter against 35.81 micrograms per cubic meter in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.7279 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st and Congo ranks 29th 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).