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PM2.5 exposure

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Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2023
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  1. 1Qatar107.8
  2. 2Saudi Arabia73.5
  3. 3Bangladesh69.3
  4. 4Nigeria65.7
  5. 5Niger65.2
  6. 6Kuwait62.3
  7. 7Pakistan58.4
  8. 8United Arab Emirates57.2
  9. 9Bahrain56.6
  10. 10Cameroon55.6
  11. 11India54.1
  12. 12Nepal53.2
  13. 13Iraq49.5
  14. 14Oman46.9
  15. 15Yemen, Rep.46.8
  16. 16Mauritania46.5
  17. 17Egypt, Arab Rep.43.1
  18. 18Chad43
  19. 19Mongolia42.7
  20. 20Equatorial Guinea42.2
  21. 21Senegal41.6
  22. 22Djibouti40.3
  23. 23Iran, Islamic Rep.40.2
  24. 24Benin39.7
  25. 25Gambia, The38.3
  26. 26Afghanistan37.9
  27. 27Sudan37.6
  28. 28Burkina Faso37.3
  29. 29Congo, Rep.36.5
  30. 30Rwanda36
  31. 31Congo, Dem. Rep.35.8
  32. 32Burundi35.7
  33. 33Mali35.5
  34. 34Myanmar35.1
  35. 35Togo34.3
  36. 36Eritrea33.7
  37. 37Tajikistan33.3
  38. 38Central African Republic33.3
  39. 39Uzbekistan32.8
  40. 40Jordan32.6
  41. 41Guinea-Bissau32.3
  42. 42Syrian Arab Republic32.1
  43. 43China32
  44. 44Gabon31.3
  45. 45Turkmenistan31.2
  46. 46Uganda31.2
  47. 47Peru31.1
  48. 48Honduras30.7
  49. 49Bhutan30.1
  50. 50Guatemala29.7
  51. 51El Salvador29.6
  52. 52Armenia28.6
  53. 53Ghana28.1
  54. 54Bolivia28.1
  55. 55South Africa27.7
  56. 56Guinea27.3
  57. 57Lebanon26.7
  58. 58Lesotho26.4
  59. 59Turkiye26.4
  60. 60Bosnia and Herzegovina26.1
  61. 61Lao PDR26
  62. 62Viet Nam24.8
  63. 63Ethiopia23.8
  64. 64Azerbaijan23.7
  65. 65South Sudan23.7
  66. 66Thailand23.5
  67. 67Chile23.1
  68. 68Sri Lanka22.7
  69. 69Sierra Leone22.5
  70. 70West Bank and Gaza22.4
  71. 71Philippines22.2
  72. 72Israel21.9
  73. 73Korea, Rep.21.9
  74. 74North Macedonia21.8
  75. 75Korea, Dem. People's Rep.21.8
  76. 76Jamaica21.7
  77. 77Indonesia20.8
  78. 78Nicaragua20.4
  79. 79Cote d'Ivoire20.4
  80. 80Kenya20.3
  81. 81Zambia20.2
  82. 82Cabo Verde20.2
  83. 83Tanzania20.2
  84. 84Kyrgyz Republic20.1
  85. 85Libya20
  86. 86Angola19.9
  87. 87Bulgaria19.7
  88. 88Kazakhstan19.6
  89. 89Cambodia19.4
  90. 90Serbia19.3
  91. 91Venezuela, RB19.2
  92. 92Tunisia18.9
  93. 93Morocco18.7
  94. 94Ecuador18.6
  95. 95Georgia18.6
  96. 96Somalia, Fed. Rep.18.5
  97. 97Montenegro18.5
  98. 98Colombia18.4
  99. 99Liberia17.9
  100. 100Costa Rica17.7
  101. 101Guyana16.9
  102. 102Belize16.8
  103. 103Eswatini16.7
  104. 104Malawi16.7
  105. 105Mexico16.6
  106. 106Algeria16.5
  107. 107Poland16.5
  108. 108Cyprus16.1
  109. 109Romania16
  110. 110Malaysia15.9
  111. 111Haiti15.8
  112. 112Croatia15.8
  113. 113Suriname15.7
  114. 114Albania15.5
  115. 115Paraguay15.3
  116. 116Singapore15.1
  117. 117Panama15.1
  118. 118Sao Tome and Principe15.1
  119. 119Zimbabwe15
  120. 120Moldova14.9
  121. 121Ukraine14.9
  122. 122Argentina14.3
  123. 123Italy14.3
  124. 124Namibia14.2
  125. 125Greece14.1
  126. 126Papua New Guinea14.1
  127. 127Mauritius14.1
  128. 128Trinidad and Tobago13.8
  129. 129Mozambique13.7
  130. 130Slovak Republic13.7
  131. 131Hungary13.7
  132. 132Dominican Republic13.5
  133. 133Brazil13.4
  134. 134Botswana13.2
  135. 135Latvia13
  136. 136Czechia12.7
  137. 137San Marino12.7
  138. 138Slovenia12.6
  139. 139Madagascar12.4
  140. 140Timor-Leste12
  141. 141Belarus12
  142. 142Russian Federation11.6
  143. 143Dominica11.5
  144. 144Japan11.5
  145. 145Monaco11.4
  146. 146Maldives11.2
  147. 147Grenada11
  148. 148Barbados10.9
  149. 149Uruguay10.9
  150. 150Malta10.8
  151. 151Lithuania10.7
  152. 152St. Vincent and the Grenadines10.6
  153. 153St. Lucia10.4
  154. 154Comoros10.2
  155. 155Spain10.1
  156. 156Austria10
  157. 157Solomon Islands9.8
  158. 158United Kingdom9.5
  159. 159Cuba9.4
  160. 160Seychelles9.3
  161. 161Andorra8.9
  162. 162St. Kitts and Nevis8.9
  163. 163Germany8.8
  164. 164Portugal8.8
  165. 165Netherlands8.6
  166. 166Belgium8.4
  167. 167Antigua and Barbuda8.4
  168. 168Switzerland8.3
  169. 169France8.2
  170. 170Puerto Rico (US)7.8
  171. 171Brunei Darussalam7.6
  172. 172Ireland7.5
  173. 173Denmark7.5
  174. 174Luxembourg7.4
  175. 175Vanuatu7
  176. 176United States7
  177. 177New Zealand6.9
  178. 178Virgin Islands (U.S.)6.8
  179. 179Canada6.6
  180. 180Fiji6.4
  181. 181Australia6.4
  182. 182Estonia5.9
  183. 183Norway5.5
  184. 184Bahamas, The5.3
  185. 185Sweden5.3
  186. 186Tuvalu5.2
  187. 187Palau4.9
  188. 188Iceland4.9
  189. 189Naoero4.8
  190. 190Tonga4.7
  191. 191Bermuda4.6
  192. 192Samoa4.6
  193. 193Finland4.6
  194. 194American Samoa4.3
  195. 195Marshall Islands4.1
  196. 196Kiribati3.9
  197. 197Micronesia, Fed. Sts.3.5
  198. 198Guam3.5
  199. 199Northern Mariana Islands2.7
  200. 200Greenland1.6

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