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Kiribati vs Marshall Islands: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Kiribati
3.87 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Marshall Islands
4.1 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Kiribati rank
196th
Marshall Islands rank
195th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Kiribati
  • Marshall Islands
0246199020062023

How they compare

Marshall Islands currently reports 4.1 micrograms per cubic meter against 3.87 micrograms per cubic meter in Kiribati, a difference of 0.2346 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Marshall Islands's figure about 1.1 times Kiribati's.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Marshall Islands ahead.

Kiribati ranks 196th and Marshall Islands ranks 195th 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.