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Madagascar vs Russia: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Madagascar
12.39 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Russia
11.57 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Madagascar rank
139th
Russia rank
142nd

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Madagascar
  • Russia
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How they compare

Madagascar currently reports 12.39 micrograms per cubic meter against 11.57 micrograms per cubic meter in Russia, a difference of 0.8204 micrograms per cubic meter.

That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Russia's.

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

Madagascar ranks 139th and Russia ranks 142nd 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.