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Indonesia vs Nicaragua: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Indonesia
20.84 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Nicaragua
20.42 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Indonesia rank
77th
Nicaragua rank
78th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Indonesia
  • Nicaragua
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How they compare

Indonesia currently reports 20.84 micrograms per cubic meter against 20.42 micrograms per cubic meter in Nicaragua, a difference of 0.4264 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 14 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Indonesia ahead.

Indonesia ranks 77th and Nicaragua ranks 78th 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.