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Japan vs Maldives: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Japan
11.45 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Maldives
11.16 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Japan rank
144th
Maldives rank
146th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Japan
  • Maldives
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 11.45 micrograms per cubic meter against 11.16 micrograms per cubic meter in Maldives, a difference of 0.2895 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Maldives ahead.

Japan ranks 144th and Maldives ranks 146th 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).