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South Korea vs Philippines: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

South Korea
21.89 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Philippines
22.21 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
South Korea rank
73rd
Philippines rank
71st

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • South Korea
  • Philippines
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How they compare

Philippines currently reports 22.21 micrograms per cubic meter against 21.89 micrograms per cubic meter in South Korea, a difference of 0.3113 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Philippines ahead.

South Korea ranks 73rd and Philippines ranks 71st 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.