Australia vs United States Virgin Islands: PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO
PM2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO over time
- Australia
- United States Virgin Islands
How they compare
United States Virgin Islands currently reports 40.0% against 24.9% in Australia, a difference of 15.1%.
That makes United States Virgin Islands's figure about 1.6 times Australia's.
Across all 12 years both countries report, United States Virgin Islands has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 179th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 177th of 194 countries.
United States Virgin Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States Virgin Islands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.7% | 50.0% | 18.3% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2000s | 33.7% | 100.0% | 66.3% | United States Virgin Islands |
| 2010s | 28.9% | 72.5% | 43.6% | United States Virgin Islands |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who, Australia or United States Virgin Islands?
- United States Virgin Islands, at 40.0% against 24.9% in Australia as of 2017.
- What is the difference in pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who between Australia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 15.1%, with United States Virgin Islands ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States Virgin Islands?
- 12 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2017.
- How do Australia and United States Virgin Islands rank globally for pm2.5 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding who?
- Australia ranks 179th and United States Virgin Islands ranks 177th 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 air pollution, population exposed to levels exceeding WHO guideline value (% of total). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Percent of population exposed to ambient concentrations of PM2.5 that exceed the WHO guideline value is defined as the portion of a country’s population living in places where mean annual concentrations of PM2.5 are greater than 10 micrograms per cubic meter, the guideline value recommended by the World Health Organization as the lower end of the range of concentrations over which adverse health effects due to PM2.5 exposure have been observed.