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Mauritius vs Mozambique: Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution

Mauritius
14.06 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Mozambique
13.72 micrograms per cubic meter
in 2023
Mauritius rank
127th
Mozambique rank
129th

Average annual exposure to PM2.5 air pollution over time

  • Mauritius
  • Mozambique
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How they compare

Mauritius currently reports 14.06 micrograms per cubic meter against 13.72 micrograms per cubic meter in Mozambique, a difference of 0.3394 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Mozambique ahead.

Mauritius ranks 127th and Mozambique ranks 129th 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.