Lesotho vs Montenegro: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim

Lesotho
0.1%
in 2017
Montenegro
0.3%
in 2017
Lesotho rank
85th
Montenegro rank
82nd

PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim over time

  • Lesotho
  • Montenegro
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How they compare

Montenegro currently reports 0.3% against 0.1% in Lesotho, a difference of 0.2%.

That makes Montenegro's figure about 1.8 times Lesotho's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 12 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Montenegro ahead.

Lesotho ranks 85th and Montenegro ranks 82nd of 194 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 1 and Montenegro in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Montenegro Difference Ahead
1990s 0.4% 6.5% 6.1% Montenegro
2000s 0.2% 1.4% 1.2% Montenegro
2010s 2.1% 0.6% 1.4% Lesotho

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim, Lesotho or Montenegro?
Montenegro, at 0.3% against 0.1% in Lesotho as of 2017.
What is the difference in pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim between Lesotho and Montenegro?
0.2%, with Montenegro ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Montenegro?
12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
How do Lesotho and Montenegro rank globally for pm2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who interim?
Lesotho ranks 85th and Montenegro ranks 82nd of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), published as PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Lesotho vs Montenegro: PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim. Statizoid, drawing on Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME). Retrieved 01 September 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/compare/pm2-5-pollution-population-exposed-to-levels-exceeding-who-interim-target-1-value-percent/lesotho/montenegro/

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About this data

Indicator
PM2.5 pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO Interim Target-1 value (% of total)
Unit
% of total
Source
Global Burden of Disease Study 2017 (GBD 2017), Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
194 places, 2,328 data points, 1990–2017
Last refreshed

Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) Interim Target 1 (IT-1) is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 35 micrograms per cubic meter. The Air Quality Guideline (AQG) of 10 micrograms per cubic meter is recommended by the WHO as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.