Chile vs Sri Lanka: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Chile

23.1 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Sri Lanka

22.68 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Chile rank

67th

Sri Lanka rank

68th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

Chile
Sri Lanka

How they compare

Chile currently reports 23.1 micrograms per cubic meter against 22.68 micrograms per cubic meter in Sri Lanka, a difference of 0.4212 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.

Chile ranks 67th and Sri Lanka ranks 68th of 200 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
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

The average level of exposure of the population to suspended particles less than 2.5 microns in diameter, which are capable of penetrating deep into the respiratory tract and damaging health. This is measured in micrograms per cubic meter.