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

Democratic Republic of Congo

35.81 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Rwanda

36.01 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

31st

Rwanda rank

30th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwanda

How they compare

Rwanda currently reports 36.01 micrograms per cubic meter against 35.81 micrograms per cubic meter in Democratic Republic of Congo, a difference of 0.1939 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 12 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Rwanda ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 31st and Rwanda ranks 30th 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).