What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Singapore and Timor-Leste?

0.32 micrograms per cubic meter, with Timor-Leste ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Timor-Leste?

14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.

Where does this data come from?

World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Singapore vs Timor-Leste: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas

Singapore

11.84 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Timor-Leste

12.16 micrograms per cubic meter

in 2023

Singapore rank

133rd

Timor-Leste rank

130th

Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas over time

Singapore
Timor-Leste

How they compare

Timor-Leste currently reports 12.16 micrograms per cubic meter against 11.84 micrograms per cubic meter in Singapore, a difference of 0.32 micrograms per cubic meter.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 14 shared years of data; in 2010 it was Singapore ahead.

Singapore ranks 133rd and Timor-Leste ranks 130th of 226 countries.

Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Singapore	Timor-Leste	Difference	Ahead
2010s	17.42 micrograms per cubic meter	13.41 micrograms per cubic meter	4.01 micrograms per cubic meter	Singapore
2020s	11.32 micrograms per cubic meter	10.54 micrograms per cubic meter	0.7775 micrograms per cubic meter	Singapore

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas, Singapore or Timor-Leste?: Timor-Leste, at 12.16 micrograms per cubic meter against 11.84 micrograms per cubic meter in Singapore as of 2023.
What is the difference in exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas between Singapore and Timor-Leste?: 0.32 micrograms per cubic meter, with Timor-Leste ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and Timor-Leste?: 14 years are reported by both, from 2010 to 2023.
How do Singapore and Timor-Leste rank globally for exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas?: Singapore ranks 133rd and Timor-Leste ranks 130th of 226 countries.
Where does this data come from?: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data, published as Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Exposure to outdoor air pollution in urban areas
Unit: micrograms per cubic meter
Source: World Health Organization – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 226 places, 3,156 data points, 2010–2023
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Annual mean levels of fine particulate matter (population-weighted), by location (micrograms per cubic meter).