Egypt vs Equatorial Guinea: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution
Egypt
43.15 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Equatorial Guinea
42.22 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Egypt rank
17th
Equatorial Guinea rank
20th
Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time
- Egypt
- Equatorial Guinea
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter against 42.22 micrograms per cubic meter in Equatorial Guinea, a difference of 0.93 micrograms per cubic meter.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th of 200 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Equatorial Guinea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Equatorial Guinea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.72 micrograms per cubic meter | 40.49 micrograms per cubic meter | 9.23 micrograms per cubic meter | Egypt |
| 2000s | 48.98 micrograms per cubic meter | 36.37 micrograms per cubic meter | 12.62 micrograms per cubic meter | Egypt |
| 2010s | 44.53 micrograms per cubic meter | 38.08 micrograms per cubic meter | 6.45 micrograms per cubic meter | Egypt |
| 2020s | 41.65 micrograms per cubic meter | 42.09 micrograms per cubic meter | 0.4366 micrograms per cubic meter | Equatorial Guinea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution, Egypt or Equatorial Guinea?
- Egypt, at 43.15 micrograms per cubic meter against 42.22 micrograms per cubic meter in Equatorial Guinea as of 2023.
- What is the difference in average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution between Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?
- 0.93 micrograms per cubic meter, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Equatorial Guinea?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Egypt and Equatorial Guinea rank globally for average annual exposure to pm2.5 air pollution?
- Egypt ranks 17th and Equatorial Guinea ranks 20th of 200 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Global Burden of Disease Study 2023, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), via World Bank (2026) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.