What is the difference in absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution between Republic of Moldova and Papua New Guinea?

100 Percent, with Papua New Guinea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Papua New Guinea?

6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.

Republic of Moldova vs Papua New Guinea: Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution

Republic of Moldova

2,900 Percent

in 2015

Papua New Guinea

3,000 Percent

in 2015

Republic of Moldova rank

103rd

Papua New Guinea rank

100th

Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution over time

Republic of Moldova
Papua New Guinea

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3,000 Percent against 2,900 Percent in Republic of Moldova, a difference of 100 Percent.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Republic of Moldova ahead.

Republic of Moldova ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 173 countries.

Republic of Moldova has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Moldova	Papua New Guinea	Difference	Ahead
1990s	4,350 Percent	2,050 Percent	2,300 Percent	Republic of Moldova
2000s	3,450 Percent	2,500 Percent	950 Percent	Republic of Moldova
2010s	3,200 Percent	2,700 Percent	500 Percent	Republic of Moldova

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution, Republic of Moldova or Papua New Guinea?: Papua New Guinea, at 3,000 Percent against 2,900 Percent in Republic of Moldova as of 2015.
What is the difference in absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution between Republic of Moldova and Papua New Guinea?: 100 Percent, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Moldova and Papua New Guinea?: 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2015.
How do Republic of Moldova and Papua New Guinea rank globally for absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution?: Republic of Moldova ranks 103rd and Papua New Guinea ranks 100th of 173 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Absolute number of deaths from ambient particulate air pollution
Unit: Percent
Source: Health Effects Institute (2017) – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 173 places, 1,036 data points, 1990–2015
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Absolute number of deaths per year attributed to ambient (outdoor) particulate matter (PM2.5) air pollution