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

Democratic Republic of Congo

35.81 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Mali

35.52 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

31st

Mali rank

33rd

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Mali

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 35.81 micrograms per cubic meter against 35.52 micrograms per cubic meter in Mali, a difference of 0.2885 micrograms per cubic meter.

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

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st and Mali ranks 33rd 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).