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Equatorial Guinea vs Iran: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Equatorial Guinea
42.22 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Iran
40.25 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Iran rank
23rd

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Equatorial Guinea
  • Iran
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How they compare

Equatorial Guinea currently reports 42.22 micrograms per cubic meter against 40.25 micrograms per cubic meter in Iran, a difference of 1.98 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Equatorial Guinea ahead.

Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th and Iran ranks 23rd 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).