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Ghana vs Guatemala: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Ghana
28.14 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Guatemala
29.68 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Ghana rank
53rd
Guatemala rank
50th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Ghana
  • Guatemala
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How they compare

Guatemala currently reports 29.68 micrograms per cubic meter against 28.14 micrograms per cubic meter in Ghana, a difference of 1.54 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Guatemala's figure about 1.1 times Ghana's.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Guatemala ahead.

Ghana ranks 53rd and Guatemala ranks 50th 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).