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Namibia vs Papua New Guinea: Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017

Namibia
14.23 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Papua New Guinea
14.11 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Namibia rank
124th
Papua New Guinea rank
126th

Particulate matter exposure in 1990 vs. 2017 over time

  • Namibia
  • Papua New Guinea
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How they compare

Namibia currently reports 14.23 micrograms per cubic meter against 14.11 micrograms per cubic meter in Papua New Guinea, a difference of 0.1135 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Namibia ahead.

Namibia ranks 124th and Papua New Guinea ranks 126th 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).