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Ecuador vs Venezuela: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Ecuador
18.61 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Venezuela
19.2 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Ecuador rank
94th
Venezuela rank
91st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Ecuador
  • Venezuela
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How they compare

Venezuela currently reports 19.2 micrograms per cubic meter against 18.61 micrograms per cubic meter in Ecuador, a difference of 0.5899 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Ecuador ahead.

Ecuador ranks 94th and Venezuela ranks 91st 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

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.