Laos vs Lesotho: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Laos

25.98 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Lesotho

26.44 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Laos rank

61st

Lesotho rank

58th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

Laos
Lesotho

How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 26.44 micrograms per cubic meter against 25.98 micrograms per cubic meter in Laos, a difference of 0.4617 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Laos ahead.

Laos ranks 61st and Lesotho ranks 58th 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).