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Liberia vs Somalia: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Liberia
17.92 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Somalia
18.54 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Liberia rank
99th
Somalia rank
96th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Liberia
  • Somalia
0510152025199020062023

How they compare

Somalia currently reports 18.54 micrograms per cubic meter against 17.92 micrograms per cubic meter in Liberia, a difference of 0.6225 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Liberia ahead.

Liberia ranks 99th and Somalia ranks 96th 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.