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Jamaica vs South Korea: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Jamaica
21.65 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
South Korea
21.89 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Jamaica rank
76th
South Korea rank
73rd

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Jamaica
  • South Korea
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How they compare

South Korea currently reports 21.89 micrograms per cubic meter against 21.65 micrograms per cubic meter in Jamaica, a difference of 0.2405 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.

Jamaica ranks 76th and South Korea ranks 73rd 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).